2025 IT- Database Development Summer Internship Program
You’ll also work on a summer-long project where you’ll collaborate alongside students with backgrounds & passions in software development, databases and infrastructures, cybersecurity, project management, and more!
The Data Engineering & Analytics team at UWM designs, develops, and maintains database systems to ensure data integrity, performance, and availability, supporting the organization's data-driven initiatives and business needs.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Coordinate and facilitate the requirements, analysis, design, and development of reports and application database code as directed by leadership.
- Adhere to established development and report presentation standards while improving efficiency and enhancing data storage and usability.
- Collaborate with customers to identify and document requirements, data challenges, and support ad-hoc and what-if analysis.
- Maintain high organization to track report requirements, deliverables, priorities, and handle concurrent projects effectively.
- Independently manage SQL development assignments from start to finish with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong teamwork skills and the ability to quickly learn business processes.
- Identify potential problems proactively and communicate or respond appropriately.
- Establish delivery timelines with clients, maintain communication about progress, and notify involved parties of any schedule impacts.
- Perform and troubleshoot technical tasks necessary for successful development and testing sessions.
- Demonstrate basic testing skills by identifying and documenting test cases that ensure coding meets business and technical requirements.
- Participate in the development and implementation of processes that improve efficiency and enhance data storage and usability.
- Participate in cohort project with other Summer Team Members, developing and designing team specific tasks, executing project work, and delivering progress presentations.
- Participate in project focused Scrum rituals (standup, refinement, planning, retrospective).
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
- Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2025 or 2026 (current junior/senior status).
- The ability to work Monday thru Friday, 40-hours a week, fully on-site in Pontiac, MI from the end of May to mid-August.
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and excellent time-management skills.
- Ability to both thrive in a team environment and effectively work independently to complete assignments on time.
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and ability to receive and apply feedback.
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills while being comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to multitask and demonstrate adaptability and forward thinking in the face of technological or organizational change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate complex technical issues and solutions in a clear, simple, and understandable way.
- Foundational knowledge of ETL and data architecture principles.
- Comfortable collaborating in code/design reviews and providing constructive feedback.
- Experience with executing and performance tuning SQL queries for either Applications or Reports.
Nice to have:
- Work examples of prior projects or experience related to this role.
- Prior experience performing activities related to relevant IT roles, such as: Database Developer.
THE PLACE & THE PERKS:
Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.
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From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.
More reasons you’ll love working here include:
- Paid training and career development
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Mortgage discount and area business discounts
- Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
- Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
- Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
- Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
- In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
- Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi
All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently.
Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.