Summer 2027 AI Services and Platforms Software Engineer Graduate Intern
Highmark Health3 days ago
Remote, United StatesIntern
Responsibilities
- Develop Python-based backend microservices and reusable RESTful APIs.
- Build backend capabilities for Retrieval-Augmented Generation and AI agent solutions.
- Participate in system architecture and software design discussions.
- Write automated tests and contribute to testing, deployment, and optimization.
- Deploy services to cloud environments and improve system performance, monitoring, and observability.
- Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and AI professionals under mentorship.
- Participate in projects, research, reporting, and professional development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Pursuit of a graduate degree full- or part-time at an accredited college or university required.
- Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience with backend application development preferred.
- Experience with FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar backend frameworks preferred.
- Understanding of software engineering, system design, APIs, distributed systems, service orchestration, and API lifecycle management preferred.
- Applicants must be authorized to work independently in the United States.
Benefits
- Summer 2027 graduate internship with hands-on training and meaningful project work.
- Mentorship and collaboration with experienced software engineers, architects, and AI professionals.
- Direct exposure to production-grade enterprise AI software engineering and related career opportunities.
Tech Stack
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About Highmark Health
Highmark Health is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit parent company that combines health insurance and care delivery. It operates Highmark’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and owns Allegheny Health Network, a regional hospital and physician system in Western Pennsylvania, plus the technology subsidiary enGen. The organization’s revenue comes from insurance premiums and healthcare services, serving commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid members across its licensed markets.