Summer 2027 Intern, Application Development

​Why Ryan? Competitively Paid Internship Award-Winning Culture Paid Holidays Mentorship Opportunities and Hands-On Training Networking with Industry Leaders All-Expense-Paid Trip to Ryan Headquarters in Dallas, TX (Summer Interns Only) As an Application Development Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced technology professionals to develop and enhance a fast-paced, client-facing application that supports tax-related processes, project management, and client collaboration. You’ll gain hands-on experience contributing to software solutions that improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and directly impact the client experience.

Our primary technologies are .NET and C#, React and TypeScript, and Microsoft Azure.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in developing, testing, and enhancing features for a client-facing software application. Collaborate with experienced software engineers to build and improve scalable, reliable software solutions. Gain exposure to full-stack development, including front-end and back-end technologies. Participate in troubleshooting, debugging, and testing to improve application performance and user experience. Contribute to projects that streamline business processes and enhance the overall client experience. Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while gaining hands-on experience with real-world software development.

Education and Experience

Working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related study. Programming coursework or experience building software through class projects, personal projects, open-source contributions, or prior work. Anticipated graduation date within one year of internship Minimum Overall and Major GPA of 2.8 Minimum of 6 – 12 Technical credit hours depending on practice Tax or accounting experience is not required.

Professional Skills Requirements

Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. Ability to explain your work, ask questions, respond to feedback, and collaborate with teammates. Ability to organize tasks, manage ambiguity, and make progress in a fast-moving engineering team. Ability to work independently on a defined task and seek guidance when needed.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses

Valid driver's license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran