Summer Intern - Software Developer

Experience GuideStone!

We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.

What We Offer You!

We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.

The Summer Intern – Software Developer will report to and work within the Software Development department. The role includes training and hands-on experience as a full-stack professional software developer. As a full-stack developer, you will develop, enhance, maintain, and support our codebase of custom applications and interfaces to third-party vendor products. Work will be completed in both team and individual settings. Candidates must have permanent U.S. work authorization; we do not sponsor employment visas or accept students on a student visa. 

What you will do:

• Train as a full-stack professional software developer.  Your training will be a blend of videos, reading, researching, coding exercises, and completing an initial project. 

• After training is completed, you will be assigned projects pulled from various Scrum Team’s backlogs.  

• The work will primarily be web application development using Microsoft tools and frameworks deployed to Azure (Microsoft’s cloud).  You can expect to work in C#, Razor, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MVC, WebForms, SQL, and Git.  The tools you will use are Visual Studio for application development, SQL Server Management Studio for SQL coding, and Azure Pipelines for CI/CD.  

• Follow standards for each of the programming languages you use. 

• Apply software patterns and best practices to write code and automated tests. 

• Utilize Azure for CI/CD, searching code repositories, updating release variables, and researching issues. 

• Submit Pull Requests (PR) for changes you make to code.  Your PRs will be reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards. 

• Meet regularly with your manager to provide updates on your progress. 

• Learn various parts of GuideStone’s business. 

• Document learnings in markdown. 

What you will need: 

• Candidates must have permanent U.S. work authorization; we do not sponsor employment visas or accept candidates on student visas (e.g., F-1, CPT, OPT). 

• Must be a student in a Computer Science or Management of Information Systems (BS) degree program. 

• Must be a current student throughout the duration of the intern program. 

• Students in their senior year (expected graduation by August or December 2027) are preferred. 

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. 

• Completed at least one programming class or provided evidence of completed projects (multiple) in one programming language. 

• Strong culture fit with GuideStone. 

• Desire to continuously learn. 

• Generally curious with an emphasis in technology and learning. 

• Work well independently and within a team. 

• Enthusiasm for working in Microsoft technologies. 

• Enjoy problem solving. 
  

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