Big Data Engineer Intern

About the role

Grid Dynamics, a multinational technology consulting and engineering firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, offers a 6-month Big Data Engineer internship. The intern works 40 hours per week under the supervision of experienced professionals, practicing on educational and real-life projects while developing their chosen field.

Key responsibilities

• Learn under the supervision of experienced professionals.
• Work on educational and real-life projects.
• Develop skills for 40 hours per week over 6 months.

Required profile

• Background in Java, Scala or Python.
• Basic knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Basic SQL/RDS knowledge (syntax, normalization principles).
• Understanding of code quality principles (unit, functional, integration, performance testing).
• Intermediate or higher English, spoken and written.
• Education in computer science, data science, mathematics or another technical field is highly preferable.
• Nice to have: problem-solving and communication skills, practical Git experience, hands-on experience with big data libraries such as Pandas and Spark.

What we offer

• 6-month internship, 8 working hours a day.
• Compensation for the study period.
• Mentoring, a development plan, monitoring of progress and a technical assessment at the end.
• Best students get the chance to continue working in the company and can take part in all company activities.
• All necessary equipment provided and access to training platforms.