This is a fully onsite internship designed for hands‑on learning, close mentorship, and day‑to‑day collaboration with your IT team.

Why Interns Love Kimball Midwest

Kimball Midwest is a family‑owned distributor with a strong Midwest culture and a long history of investing in people. Our IT team partners directly with the business to solve real problems across operations, supply chain, sales, and corporate functions. Our internship program is a real, hands‑on experience—not just a résumé booster. Interns work onsite with experienced professionals, contribute to meaningful projects, and see how technology decisions impact the business. Many of our interns return to Kimball Midwest as full‑time associates after graduation. We invest in your learning, mentorship, and growth—during the summer and beyond.

Why this role

This internship gives you hands‑on experience across the full software development lifecycle. You’ll work with experienced engineers, contribute to real applications, and build technical skills that carry directly into a full‑time engineering role.

What you’ll do

Support the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications
Write clean, maintainable code with guidance from senior engineers
Troubleshoot and debug applications to improve performance and reliability
Create technical documentation for applications and development processes
Contribute to special projects that support innovation and operational improvements
Build a personal development plan focused on technical and professional growth

What you’ll learn

How software is built and maintained in a production environment
How engineering teams collaborate and review work
How to balance technical quality with business needs

What we’re looking for

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field
Experience with at least one programming language (Python, Java, C#, C++, etc.)
Basic knowledge of databases and SQL
Curiosity, problem‑solving skills, and a growth mindset

Additional Information

Internship starts on May 18, 2026 and will last for 12 weeks.

Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans and any other classification that is protected by federal, state or local law.

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Kimball Midwest is a national distributor of more than 55,000 products for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO). Family owned and operated since 1923, we are a major force in the industrial maintenance marketplace. We provide value-added products to customers in virtually every field of commerce and industry through our strategically located distribution centers across the U.S. From our earliest beginnings, we've strived to develop a "partnership in performance” with each associate and customer in order to identify and satisfy their needs through the development of superior products and programs. As a result, Kimball Midwest's sales growth has been dynamic, increasing from less than $1 million in 1983 to more than $550 million today. At Kimball Midwest, we recognize that our past and future success is directly related to the quality of our people. Through careful selection, we identify individuals who possess the ability, desire and dedication to grow with us.

Software Engineering Intern