08/06/2026
James Lynch, a computer science and mathematics double major, recently chatted with UNL Career Services about his software engineering internship WoodmenLife. For James, a single conversation at Career Fair served as the launchpad for his career. In his role at WoodmenLife, James works on an Agile software development team building an enterprise-level application. His responsibilities include writing code, developing technical documentation, learning new technologies and helping prioritize team tasks using Agile principles. The project relies on collaboration, adaptability and continuous improvement.
“My favorite part of this internship so far has been collaborating with my peers and senior coworkers to build an enterprise-level application that delivers real value to stakeholders. This experience has been especially rewarding because it exposed me to the types of challenges, problem-solving and teamwork that I will continue to encounter throughout my career as a software engineer.”
“My future career dream is to be a software engineer where the platforms, applications and systems that I help build have real-world impact and help improve the lives of others,” James shares.
Read the full story at go.unl.edu/james-lynch
