Software Engineer Internship

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 12, 2026
Full-time

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is offering an internship opportunity within their Technology Division, focusing on application development. Interns will gain hands-on experience in the health insurance industry by assisting with application management, troubleshooting, and developing business knowledge necessary for effective support.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the management and troubleshooting of multiple applications in support of Wellmark's systems
  • In collaboration with application operations, assist and work with Technology and business stakeholders to troubleshoot and provide production support to research and find root cause for systems errors
  • Develop business knowledge of the application necessary to effectively provide support maintenance

Skills

  • Current junior, senior or master's student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field
  • Experience or knowledge of software development technologies (Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, or SQL)
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills. Accuracy and high attention to detail and self-starter
  • Ability to troubleshoot and develop creative technical solutions
  • Demonstrated computer skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel)
  • Ability to gather information, perform necessary research needed for root cause analysis, problem definition and formulation, recommend solution using data to support recommendations
  • Excellent writing and communication skills to communicate with all levels of the organization
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Excellent organizational skills. Strong time management skills with the ability to set and meet established timeframes with little direction, while assuring data and information integrity
  • Prior work experience in an office environment or internship
  • Experience in software development lifecycle methodologies

Company Overview

  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its subsidiaries provide health coverage to more than 2 million members in Iowa and South Dakota. It was founded in 1939, and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.wellmark.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 20 in 2025, 12 in 2024, 10 in 2023, 13 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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