Intern - Software Engineering

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.

Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.

We’re always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you’d thrive, read on to learn more.

The Software Engineer Intern will join our development team for the Summer 2027 internship program and gain hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining software applications using Microsoft technologies.

As an intern, you will contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of a content authoring, publishing, and delivery platform that enables content creators to build digital learning products, including e-books, tutorials, assessments, and simulations. You will collaborate with experienced software engineers, participate in the software development lifecycle, and gain exposure to real-world business applications in a fast-paced, for-profit environment.

This opportunity is ideal for students who are passionate about software development and are pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. We are primarily seeking rising Juniors and Seniors who are interested in applying their technical skills while gaining valuable industry experience.

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location.

• Develop and support enhancements and new functionality for the ATI Nursing platform using cutting edge technology, including Angular, .Net Core, EF Core, C# .Net 6.0, MVC, WebAPI, JSON, SQL, Kubernetes and Docker
• Work closely with Technical Product Owners, Technical Product Managers, Business Product Owners, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects
• Capable of working collaboratively with team members on different teams and in different locations
• Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting as needed to support production issues
• Be willing to support deployments outside of work hours and participate in an on-call rotation
• Actively participate in all relevant agile ceremonies for each project iteration

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field
• Exposed to the concepts of an Agile based development methodology or similar formal methodologies are required
• Knowledge through coursework of the following programming languages: MS C#, JavaScript, MVC, SQL, HTML5, CSS 3.0, and experience with a MVVM framework (e.g. Angular) preferred
• Demonstrated organizational and teamwork skills, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to participate in collaborative development projects
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to translate a business scenario into a technical solution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role…