Data Engineer Intern

Description

About Amazon

Amazon is a global technology company focused on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. They are known for their customer-centric approach and continuous innovation. Amazon offers a diverse range of internship opportunities, providing students with valuable hands-on experience and professional development.

Data Engineer Intern Description

Are you passionate about building data pipelines and solving big data warehousing problems? Do you want to contribute to one of the most visited sites on the internet? If so, consider joining Amazon as a Data Engineer Intern!

As a Data Engineer Intern, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers and play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining data solutions that power Amazon’s operations. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from the industry’s brightest minds, work on impactful projects, and contribute to the evolution of Amazon technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and automate deployment of distributed systems for collecting and processing log events from multiple sources.
• Design data schemas and operate internal data warehouses and SQL/NoSQL database systems.
• Develop and maintain metrics, reports, analyses, and dashboards to drive key business decisions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines for operational issues.
• Architect and implement future data storage, reporting, and analytic solutions.
• Develop code-based automated data pipelines capable of processing millions of data points.
• Optimize database and data warehouse performance by tuning inefficient queries.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Data Scientists, and other internal partners.
• Troubleshoot, research root causes, and resolve defects.

A Day in the Life:

In addition to working on an impactful project, you’ll have opportunities to engage with Amazonians for professional and personal development, expand your network, and participate in fun activities with other interns. Amazon provides the tools and resources to own your summer and gain real-world experience.

Benefits of Joining Amazon:

• Work alongside industry-leading engineers.
• Contribute to solving complex technical challenges.
• Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals.
• Participate in professional development programs.
• Expand your network and build valuable relationships.

Currently pursuings:

Basic Currently pursuings:

• Experience with database, data warehouse, or data lake solutions.
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience with one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, KornShell, Scala).
• 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to work 40 hours per week minimum and commit to a 12-week internship maximum.
• Experience with data transformation.
• Currently enrolled in or will receive a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management, Information Systems, or an equivalent technical discipline with a conferral date between October 2025 – December 2028.

Preferred Currently pursuings:

• Knowledge of designing and implementing data schemas like normalization, relational vs. dimensional models.
• Experience building data pipelines or automated ETL processes.
• Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries with large-scale, complex datasets.
• Experience with big data processing technology (e.g., Hadoop or ApacheSpark), data warehouse technical architecture, infrastructure components, ETL, and reporting/analytic tools and environments.
• Experience with data visualization software (e.g., AWS QuickSight or Tableau) or open-source projects.
• Enrolled in a Master’s Degree or advanced technical degree with a conferral date between October 2025 – December 2028.
• Previous technical internship(s).
• Prior experience with AWS.
• Ability to articulate the basic differences between datatypes (e.g., JSON/NoSQL, relational).

Compensation:

• The base pay for this position ranges from $43.85/hr in our lowest geographic market up to $88.94/hr in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Amazon offers a comprehensive total compensation package that includes benefits like medical, financial, and other perks.

Application Process:

Applicants should apply via Amazon’s internal or external career site. The position will remain posted until filled.