Job Description

At SpartanNash, we deliver the ingredients for a better life through customer-focused innovation. We do this for our supply chain customers and U.S. military commissaries, retail store guests and, most importantly, our Associates. In fact, we see a day when each will say, \xe2\x80\x9cI can\xe2\x80\x99t live without them.\xe2\x80\x9dOur SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,000 strong, ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists. Each of them plays an integral role in SpartanNash\xe2\x80\x99s People First culture, Operational Excellence and Insights that Drive Solutions. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now!Location: 850 76th Street S.W. - Byron Center, Michigan 49315:Our Internship Program: SpartanNash offers paid internships to active students interested in careers within the grocery industry, in areas such as accounting/finance, graphic services, human resources, corporate affairs and communications, information technology, management, marketing and merchandising, supply chain, engineering, and more.As an IT Ecommerce Developer Intern you will be part of SpartanNash\xe2\x80\x99s Internship Program. At SpartanNash, our Internship Program is designed to give exposure to the grocery and distribution industry, be engaging in real-world problem-solving, and be immersive in social and educational opportunities with other interns. The internship is a paid, full-time summer opportunity from May 19th, 2025\xe2\x80\x93 August 8th, 2025.Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day development for one or more consumer facing IT ecommerce & marketing initiatives at SpartanNash. This position is within the IT ecommerce and marketing team and is responsible for delivering projects and building digital products supporting consumer facing mobile apps, retail ecommerce websites and loyalty marketing capabilities for the business
• This internship will provide ability to develop software development capabilities and learn modern methods of development across the full stack (frameworks, web services, etc.)

• Developing and testing code for web and mobile applications using modern methods of development (eg. ReactJS, React Native, Node, deployed to Azure Cloud Services)
• Troubleshooting and resolving application issues and bugs and providing solution design to solve incidents -Interact with team members to share in learnings and to provide continuous improvement
• Adhere to web security best practices with formal training opportunity on security standards
• Contribute to automated tests and support agile software development methodologies and best practices
• To collaborate with cross functional teams to contribute to its objectives
• Responsible to complete or participate in at least one strategic project (Capstone Project) during the internship and possibly give a short presentation to the executive team that showcases the project
• Participate in learning opportunities that may include tours of our warehouses and retail stores, a community service event (such as SpartanNash Expo, Helping Hands, or Special Olympics)
• Attend weekly professional development workshops for developing skills, team building, etc.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Be an active student through the summer
• Graduate December 2025 or later
• Be willing to attend mandatory, in-person events (2-3 events in Grand Rapids, Michigan including but not limited to orientation and/or intern gatherings)
• GPA of 3.0 or greater (Preferred)
• Relevant work experience such as a prior internship or campus experience (Preferred)
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Required)
• Foundation with programming languages (Required)
• Collaboration and Communication Abilities (Required)
• Interest in Marketing & Ecommerce (Required)
• Native App Development (iOS and Android) with React (Preferred)
• Understanding of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Customer First Mindset (Preferred)
• Continuous Learning and Self-Improvement (Preferred)
• Agile Experience (Preferred)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities
• Effective communication skills
• Thrives in ambiguous situations
• Resilient to overcome obstacles
• Driven and demonstrates a bias for action
• Highly collaborative
• Flexible work program that supports work life balance, including a hybrid work model of 1 day in office, in Byron Center, Michigan.

Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences! Apply Today!We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.As part of our People First culture, SpartanNash is proud to offer .SpartanNash is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran, that celebrates diversity and believes employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals.We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.

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