American Equity · 9 months ago
IT New Business Technology Internship
West Des Moines, Iowa
Internship
Onsite
InternAmerican Equity is a leading provider of annuity products aimed at empowering clients for retirement. The internship offers a real-world experience where interns contribute to projects that modernize digital services, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and gain hands-on experience in a professional environment.
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Responsibilities
Gain experience in low code/no code technology
Works with stakeholders to understand business requirements that are translated into technical solutions
Assists in the design of user interactions
Collaborates across time zones via video conferencing and software such as MS Teams, Jira, and GitHub
Completes project and support tasks with guidance from mentor and department leader
Collaborates with fellow interns across departments on a strategic, cross-functional initiative that drives meaningful business impact
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience or desire to learn about low code/no code technology
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
Learn quickly when faced with new challenges and situations; analyze success and failures
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
Working knowledge of APIs
Good analytical skills with ability to research issues and products
Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties
Preferred
Knowledge in the following areas would be a plus; Usage of Postman, CSS design, Creating Documentation
Experience in cloud infrastructure solutions (such as MongoDB, DataDog) is a plus
Company
American Equity
American Equity is a leading provider of annuity products focused on bringing clarity and certainty to retirement income planning.
Founded in 1996
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
American Equity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
56%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Accounting and Finance
Customer Service and Support
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (2)
2025 (11)
2024 (5)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$253MKey Investors
Brookfield Wealth SolutionsBrookfield Asset Management
2023-07-05Acquired
2022-01-07Post Ipo Equity· $253M
2020-10-18Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Nicholas Volpe
Chief Technology Officer at American Equity
Jeff Lorenzen, CFA
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Recent News
2026-07-07
Business Wire
2024-12-04
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