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Software Engineer Intern

Erie Insurance
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Job Title: Software Engineer Intern

Division or Field Office:

Information Technology Division

Department of Position:

Various

Work from:

Corporate Office in Erie, PA

Hourly Rate:

$23.50/hour

 

Please Note: We are only considering US workers for this position. We are unable to offer this position to individuals who will require current or future immigration sponsorship for employment.

 

At Erie Insurance, we believe in professional and personal development.  With our Future Focus Internship Program, both are provided in abundance.  Not only do we offer the opportunity to gain professional experience in a challenging and competitive setting, but we welcome you as part of the ERIE family.  We ensure that our interns receive the best internship experience possible, which includes multiple educational, developmental, professional, social and networking opportunities.  The esteem ERIE holds in its Future Focus Internship Program is evident at every level of the organization, defined even further by multiple opportunities for socializing with high level leaders, up to and including our President and CEO.  Are you ready for the internship experience of a lifetime?  Look no further. 

 

2026 Future Focus Internship Program Start Dates: Monday, May 17th or Monday, May 24th, 2026

2026 Future Focus Internship Program End Date: Friday, August 6th, 2026

 

Opportunity to join our Future Focus Internship Program as a Software Engineer Intern

Erie Insurance is committed to helping you learn and grow with a challenging internship position that will offer you relevant and real-world business experience. We are currently seeking applicants who are interested in being considered for our upcoming summer internship program as potential Software Engineer Interns!  

 

Who should apply?

  • Applications are accepted from college students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university to pursue a four-year degree or to complete a master's degree program full-time
  • A four-year degree student should be completing sophomore, junior, or senior year (graduating in spring 2026 thru spring 2028)
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required to be considered for this internship

 

About the Internship: The internship includes orientation to the company and the insurance industry through:

  • A variety of challenging assignments in a stimulating work environment
  • A personal mentor
  • A variety of educational, social and community service events with other interns
  • Social events and other networking activities with senior leaders including the CEO
  • Relocation assistance may be available to those who qualify
  • We have multiple talent programs and initiatives focused on attracting underrepresented students for internships and other job opportunities here at ERIE Insurance.

 

Position Summary

Implements basic code and configuration changes under direction and in a low risk environment. Will perform full-stack development duties in one or more of the following practice areas: front-end, policy, mainframe, document management, print, integration, data, cloud, or AI.
 

Erie Insurance offers interns the opportunity to gain experience in several different areas of our IT Division. 
 

  • Write basic programming specifications, code computer programs and test and implement computer software systems and programs
  • Technologies used depend on assignment but may include C# .NET, JavaScript, React, SQL Server, Java, Python, Mendix, NoSQL, AWS etc
     

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Incorporates development standards into outcomes and implements basic code and configuration changes under direction.
  • Develops program logic for new, basic applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.
  • Presents unit tests to an engineer or project leader.
  • Performs supplementary work that contributes to the end product submitted by more experienced developers. Codes, tests, debugs, documents, implements and maintains software applications. Analyzes requirements, and maintains, tests and integrates application components.
  • Effectively communicates with customers, teammates or other stakeholders to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications.

 

The first four duties listed are the functions identified as essential to the job. Essential functions are those job duties that must be performed in order for the job to be accomplished.

 

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become clear.

Capabilities

  • Self-Development
  • Collaborates
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Instills Trust
  • Decision Quality
  • Values Diversity
  • Nimble Learning
  • Customer Focus
  • Optimizes Work Processes (IC)
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Coding And Converting
  • Information Management Skills
  • Job-Specific Knowledge
  • Proofing Text And Numbers
  • Using Tables And Graphs


Qualifications

Minimum Educational Requirements

  • High school diploma, or equivalent, required.
  • Pursuit of bachelor’s degree with completion of sophomore year in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or closely related field required.


Additional Experience

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
  • Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software preferred.
     

Physical Requirements

  • Climbing/accessing heights; Rarely
  • Driving; Occasional (<20%)
  • Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
  • Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
  • Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Rarely
  • Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)
  • Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Rarely