Tech - 2024 Summer Internship Program

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Program Overview: 

Verisk‘s Summer Internship Program is designed to provide you with real work experience, professional development, and networking opportunities. This is a full-time (40 hours/ week) paid internship program spanning ten weeks from June through August 2024. Participation in the internship program requires that you are located near your assigned office as the program is a hybrid work schedule, requiring you to be in the office at least 2 days per week.

We are hiring in the following U.S. locations: Jersey City, NJ and Boston, MA.

We have opportunities for students interested in exploring careers in tech around the globe. Verisk is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance. Our team of nearly 7,000 helps customers make crucial decisions every day about risk—with greater precision, efficiency, and discipline.

At Verisk, we have a longstanding commitment to inclusion, diversity & belonging in our workplace and marketplace. Click here to read our statement on Racial, Equity and Diversity and learn more about our Employee Network Groups and our commitment to making a change.  

Roles We’re Looking to Fill:

• Software Development Engineer Intern 
• Software Development Engineer in Test Intern (QA)
• Project Management Intern

What You Could Learn:

• Analyze and develop custom made solutions for global company and high-profile clients
• Employ proficient programming knowledge to create new applications to optimize business
• Uncover and anticipate breaches or security flaws to protect customer information and prevent online threats
• Perform hands-on coding, configuration and testing with a team and individually
• Contribute to new and existing applications along with creating enhancements to websites, web applications, and infrastructure
• Partner with several Project Managers from our Agile Project Management organization to learn firsthand how agile project management practices are used to plan, deliver, and continuously improve value delivery for our business partners
• Working cross-functionally across Data Science, Business Analysis and other teams

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

Skills and Knowledge  

• Eagerness to learn, take on new projects, and experience all aspects of software development
• Basic working knowledge with program/coding terminology, web/app design, and data management
• Ability to learn and adapt to continuously changing technology
• Engaged, focused, organized, and detail-oriented problem solvers

You'll notice we did not list specific skills. That's because the "stuff" that matters, the passion, the quantitative mindset, the ability to be a good teammate but also operate independently - these are what we are evaluating you on. We seek innovators who can add to our culture, contribute to our growth, and strive for excellence.  

Experience  

• Enrolled in bachelors or masters program or bootcamp with coursework in computer science, data structures, logic and computation, etc.
• Verisk businesses leverage a wide variety of tech stacks, and you may be working on Java, .Net, or something else, depending on the business where you are assigned. It would be helpful (though not required) if you have some of the following experience:
  • o Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP
  • o Front-End: Angular, React, NodeJS
  • o Back-End: Python, Java, C++, Spring, C#, Microsoft SQL, and other database technologies from Microsoft and/ or AWS
• Don’t worry about knowing all the technologies involved - we’ll teach you, but if you have any prior experience, it’s a definite plus, so please be sure to include your technical skillset on your resume, so we can see your experience and interests

The Internship Program is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.  If you will require work visa sponsorship (e.g., H1-B visa)” after completing your degree, you do not meet the basic requirements of the summer intern role.

Recruitment Process:

We want to get to know YOU. Once you apply, our team will review your application. Successful candidates will be invited to a two-stage interview process including:

1. Technical Assessment: Should your profile be a match, we will ask you