Summer Intern - Software Developer

About the role

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Train as a full-stack professional software developer through videos, reading, researching, coding exercises, and completing an initial project.
• After training, be assigned projects pulled from various Scrum Team backlogs.
• Work primarily on web application development using Microsoft tools and frameworks deployed to Azure.
• Use C#, Razor, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MVC, WebForms, SQL, and Git.
• Utilize Visual Studio for application development, SQL Server Management Studio for SQL coding, and Azure Pipelines for CI/CD.
• Follow language-specific standards and apply software patterns and best practices to write code and automated tests.
• Use Azure for CI/CD, searching code repositories, updating release variables, and researching issues.
• Submit Pull Requests (PR) for code changes; PRs reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Meet regularly with your manager to provide updates on progress.
• Learn various parts of GuideStone’s business and document learnings in markdown.

Requirements

• Permanent U.S. work authorization; no sponsorship of employment visas or acceptance of students 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.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team.
• Enthusiasm for working in Microsoft technologies.
• Enjoy problem solving.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Opportunity to be involved in community outreach.
• Tuition reimbursement.