IT Intern, Digital Platforms

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is a leader in providing annuity products for retirement. The IT Intern will support projects to enhance and modernize digital portals, gaining hands-on experience in web and mobile-responsive development while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Develops front-end portal websites using React and Tailwind CSS.
Assist in building and maintaining back-end services and APIs using .NET framework.
Works with stakeholders to understand business requirements that are translated into technical solutions
Assists in the design of user interactions on web pages.
Codes, tests, and debugs new and existing web applications.
Collaborates across time zones via video conferencing and software such as MS Teams, Jira, and GitHub.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
Strong foundational knowledge of front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Working knowledge of React.
Familiarity with back-end development, particularly .NET.
Familiarity with basic principles of API design.
Familiarity with databases.
Good analytical skills with ability to research issues and products.
Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups.
Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.

Preferred

Web Development Certification a plus.
Experience in cloud infrastructure in AWS (such as AWS App Services, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch and CloudFormation) is a plus.

Benefits

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company® We are The Financial Dignity Company – and while each person might define financial dignity differently, we believe it’s having the means to retire with pride and peacefulness in your daily life.

Glassdoor

Founded in 1996

West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.american-equity.com