Data Engineer Intern - Master's

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Data Engineer Intern - Master's 

United States, San Mateo: this position can be performed fully remote, hybrid, or fully in person at the SIE-PlayStation San Mateo office. 

A cover letter for this role is not required, but highly encouraged. 

About the Team: 

We are looking for a Data Engineer Intern to join the Information Capital and Data Strategy team within the Sony PlayStation environment.The ICDS Data Engineering team has grown rapidly over recent years in response to a growing need for the business to leverage data to advise and shape key decisions, and to identify new opportunities. A Data Engineer Intern will be required to work within the Data Management team, and a successful applicant will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the data processing platform. As an intern, you will fit into a highly skilled team and work with limited supervision, under your own initiative.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Engineer data pipelines and provide automated solutions for Data Engineering teams
• Work proactively to address project requirements, and articulate issues challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risk
• System monitoring and alerting, dashboards, charts/reports and alerts delivery
• Ensure code is fully scalable, maintainable, and performant
• Verifies program logic by overseeing the preparation of test data, testing and debugging of programs
• Work with Project Managers and Business Analysts to ensure the timely delivery of project deliverables that meet requirements
• Requires ability to work in a global environment across multiple timezones 
• Participate in the agile development process
• Develops new documentation, departmental technical procedures and user guides

What We’re Looking For:

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field at an accredited institution, with an expected graduation date of Spring 2026 
• Strong understanding of coding and scripting languages, including Python, Bash, and Korn
• Skilled in SQL and a variety of database technologies – Snowflake and Oracle, Athena
• Experience with big data technologies and AWS services
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Airflow, Jenkins etc.
• Knowledgeable of ETL programming
• Experience in designing and architecting medium to complex systems, proficient with design standards & framework
• General knowledge in Linux, Unix Administration and Windows Administration
• Knowledge of Dimensional Modeling
• Good technical analysis & troubleshooting skills

Eligibility:

• Able to work during one of the following periods: May 19th - August 8th or June 16th - September 5th.
• Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.
• Open to students who are U.S. citizens or international students with an F-1 visa.
• Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. 

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

 

Intern Pay Range$45—$54 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

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