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California, United States

Internship

Remote

$24.52/hr - $38.94/hr

Intern

Viasat is a company on a mission to deliver connections that change the world. They are seeking a Data Engineering Intern to contribute to the implementation, support, and maintenance of software systems for data ingestion, distribution, and visualization.

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Responsibilities

Establish and build processes based on business and technical requirements to channel data from multiple inputs and store using any combination of distributed (cloud) structures, local databases or other applicable storage forms
Develop and own technical tools leveraging Big Data to clean, organize and transform data via automation
Develop solutions that are functional, reliable, maintainable, scalable and extensible
Resolve complex issues that may impact multiple business areas
Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists both within the team and across business units
Monitor and optimize existing data pipelines for performance and reliability
Ensure data quality and integrity through rigorous testing and validation processes
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines to support data processing and transformation
Implement and manage ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design data solutions
Document data pipeline architecture, processes, and workflow for future reference

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, data, or a related field
Final graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026
Hands-on development experience with Python
Experience with OLAP databases like Snowflake or Google BigQuery
Hands-on experience with Airflow, Spark or Kafka
Comfortable with relational databases and writing database queries in SQL
Understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) development processes
Previous Viasat internship experience