Software Engineering Intern

Sallie Mae is proud to help Americans aspiring to create the life they want--whether that means helping them make college happen, or something more. Our colleagues across departments and across the country are united in our passion and our customer-first approach. Whether you want to join a growing company, be part of an agile workforce, or gain new skills--you're in the right place.

Program Overview:  

The Sallie Mae Internship program seeks to attract and develop exceptional early talent while adding value to our organization. Our goal is to tie academic learning into a practical business setting while fostering professional and personal growth within a student’s area of focus.   

Over the course of the summer, interns will gain exposure to senior leaders, attend meetings, work alongside mentors, and receive valuable performance feedback. 

Position Summary:

Would you like to work in an exciting fast-paced start-up place with the backing of a household name company like Sallie Mae to help millions of people meet their educational needs every day? Together, we’re connected by the same drive—to be a champion for all students and help them make smart decisions with confidence. Do more than join something—change something…for students, for future generations, and for the future of education.

Our new venture, Sallie, is looking for people like you who will define the future of education services for students and their families in the US. As the first education solutions company, we’re creating products and experiences that help students when they need it most. We’re connecting students to free money for school, providing tools and resources to plan for college, sharing inside advice on campus life, and so much more. Visit https://www.sallie.com/about to learn more about us.

Key Responsibilities:

We are looking for a passionate software development engineer (SDE), software development engineer test (SDE-T) or data engineer (DE) who is eager to build impactful customer facing products supporting the mission of the organization. It is a perfect role for a talented SDE/SDE-T/DE to learn and contribute to the complex technology product design and build process. They are responsible for developing rapid prototypes for customers of education services. The SDE/SDE-T/DE will collaborate with the technical product and program managers, solution architects, and partners both inside and outside of the organization to build and/or test technology products. They work with other Sr. SDE/SDE-T/DE and industry experts to invent and simplify system architecture, reduce system complexity, and build scalable solutions to support future growth of the products and services. They are fast learners and self-starters in adopting the latest technology trends and best practices. They are hands-on building the product features and capabilities following the business requirements while utilizing ML and AI tools to expedite the development timeline wherever possible. As an SDE/SDE-T/DE, they will actively participate in the full development lifecycle of the enterprise systems, work on challenging problems at scale directly.

You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial, cross-functional, and fast-moving environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse set of team members, stakeholders and senior leaders across the company to create and drive towards the strategic vision at Sallie.

Education:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited university pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related technical fields

Education:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university. 
• Open to undergraduate or graduate level students with expected graduation dates of Dec 2027 - May 2028

Availability:

• This is a 12 week internship and expectations for a 40 hour work week with a start date of 6/7/27.
• We follow a 3 day flexible in office policy and open to working out of our Newark, DE office.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of programming fundamentals with experience in one or more languages (Python, C#, JavaScript, Java, SQL, or similar) 
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with individuals at all levels.
• Strong follow through and multi-tasking skills, and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in design, implementation, and execution in application/data development 
• Prior software development engineering experience 
• Experience with cloud computing, ML, AI, security, networking, and data & analytics
• Experience in an environment with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and databases

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