Volunteer Software Engineer Intern Jobs in Normal, IL

SALARY RANGE: $69,100.00 - $95,050.00

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full-line seed company in the United States. More information is available at growmark.com.

What Will You Do

You’ll be developing and supporting a variety of different applications that interface with internal business clients, member cooperative staff, transportation personnel, or farmers. Whether it’s supporting our customer portal that generates billions of dollars in revenue for our system, developing new features within one of our mobile apps, driving business insights to BI visualization tools or custom dashboard applications, or assisting in bringing new projects from concept to reality, our expectation is that you’ll drive the delivery of these developments to production.

In conjunction with business analysts, project managers, and technical leads, you’ll interact with our business stakeholders and end users to help correct current issues, improve existing workflows, or scope out new developments for the future. You will learn how our business operates, determine where we can gain efficiencies, and communicate with the business as a member of a team supporting their operations.

Are you curious, self-motivated, technically agile, and always looking to find efficiencies? So are we, and we’d love for you to help us solve many of the challenging problems presented to us using bleeding-edge technologies.

What Skills are Desired for Software Developers

• Self-motivated, technically agile, strong communication skills
• Experience with AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, CodeBuild, S3)
• Experience with JavaScript, NodeJS, TypeScript
• Experience with VueJS, ReactJS, AngularJS, or a similar front-end JavaScript library
• Experience with REST API standards
• Experience with SQL and databases such as MS SQL Server, Postgres, or similar relational database
• Experience using Visual Studio Code
• Experience with Git and Github
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA or ServiceNow desired
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent

What Skills are Desired for Data Engineers

• Self-motivated, technically agile, strong communication skills
• Experience with AWS (S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, RDS)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS/EKS)
• Experience with Python and/or JavaScript, NodeJS, TypeScript
• Experience with databases such as MS SQL Server, Postgres, or similar relational databases
• Strong Experience in SQL, complex query design (CTEs, window functions, set-based logic) as well as schema design, normalization, and indexing/performance-tuning
• Experience with REST API standards
• Experience using Visual Studio Code
• Experience with Git and Github
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA or ServiceNow desired
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent

Why Join Us

• Excellent Health and Wellness Benefits – medical, dental, vision, onsite and online nurses, wellness activities, FSA and HSA options.
• Robust Financial Benefits – fully funded company pension, 401(k) company match, competitive performance-based compensation.
• Emphasis on Work-Life Balance – generous PTO starting at 3 weeks, 1 paid volunteer day per year, 2 weeks of paid parental leave, and flex work schedules available.
• Industry Leading Training Opportunities – in-house training, leadership development, and tuition assistance.

At GROWMARK, we are dedicated to supporting the long-term financial well-being of our employees through a fully funded pension, a cornerstone benefit that ensures security for the future. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with a variety of supplemental plans like accident, critical illness, disability, hospital indemnity, and identity theft protection. To promote a healthy work-life balance, employees enjoy generous paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and parental leave, giving you time to recharge and focus on what matters most. Additionally, our 401(k) plan with company matching helps you plan for retirement, while our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supports your overall well-being. Whether you're starting your career, balancing family life, or planning for retirement, our company is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that meets your needs at every stage. Benefits eligibility may vary depending on the position.

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to base pay, certain roles may be eligible for bonuses, incentives, and commissions.

We are an equal opportunity/Disabled/Protected Veteran Employer. All individuals, regardless of demographic or other background, are encouraged to apply. Further, as a federal, state, and local contractor, we comply with government regulations and executive orders as applicable, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with disability and protected veterans.

Employment is contingent on, among other things, receipt of an acceptable and job-related background check, drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.