NBCUniversal Remote
2022-01-16

Data Engineering Internships – Summer 2022, Remote

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Our Data Engineering internships are designed to provide interns with real-world data engineering experience, using state-of-the-art tools and technologies. Working as part of our data engineering teams, interns will help to design and develop custom decision sciences product for the media industry. Interns will acquire specific responsibilities, goals, and timelines aligned with the teams in which they are embedded. Our teams collaborate across our businesses to design and implement engineering solutions that drive data-enhanced strategic decisions.

Opportunities may include (but are not limited to):

Peacock Data Engineering: This team is responsible for architecting solutions that clean, format, and pipe data downstream to Peacock’s data analytics teams as well as Peacock’s various business partners. Interns have the opportunity to gain exposure to and experience with the most cutting-edge data streaming technology in the industry. Interns will develop solutions combining data blending, profiling, mining, statistical analysis, and machine learning, to better define and curate models, test hypothesis, and deliver key insights. Interns will continually work on improving the codebase and have active participation in all aspects of the team, including agile ceremonies.

Television & Streaming Data Engineering: This group works closely with partners across NBCUniversal’s businesses to drive advanced analytics throughout the company. The data engineering team processes structured and unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis and reporting, to drive state-of-the-art analytics and machine learning applications. They partner closely with data scientists to understand processes and support feature engineering. Interns will assist in operationalizing data science models and products in a cluster-computing environment. Interns will also build data pipeline frameworks to automate high-volume / real-time data delivery.

Application Deadline: Summer Internship postings are live for a limited time only, apply today!

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Qualifications/Requirements

  • Current Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD student at an Accredited Institution in Computer Science, Data Engineering, ML Engineering, or other relevant fields. Must be able to provide documentation to confirm your degree progress

  • Working knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Python, R, PySpark, Angular, JavaScript, Java

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by NBCUniversal

Additional Job Requirements

Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.

Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or must undergo regular COVID-19 testing if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.

Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Students with class standing of junior or above preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Distributed Computing environment
  • Experience with Machine Learning and/or statistical modelling
  • Experience working in cloud computing environments, such as GCP and AWS, designing solution architecture
  • Experience with Docker or other container systems
  • Experience with Git or other version control solutions
  • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL
  • Familiarity with data visualization techniques (knowledge of BI tools a plus: Tableau, Domo, etc.)
  • Strong interest in the media industry
  • Commitment to building an inclusive work environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills; must be able to work effectively as part of a project team and foster team cooperation
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Previous internship experience and on-campus involvement

Sub-Business

Campus Programs Interns

Career Level

Co-op/Intern

City

Remote

State/Province

Remote

Country

United States

About Us

NBCUniversal internships are true learning and growth opportunities that help set students up for an exciting future career in media. We are committed to developing early career talent, and we are focused on helping our interns realize their potential and their dreams.

NBCU interns are a diverse and curious community of innovators and trailblazers. They bring their passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with their desire to learn each day. They contribute to our vast and diverse portfolio of businesses in hands-on ways that matter. We provide a program full of opportunities for professional development, leadership exposure, connection, networking, and fun.

While we continuously monitor COVID-19 and its impact, our plan is to host summer internships in both a virtual and in-person format. Opportunities listed will either be in-person (requiring an intern to work from an NBCU office location 3-5 days per week) based on the location mentioned or virtual, depending on business needs.

In addition to all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Summer 2022 interns:
  • Paid company holidays for full-time interns.
  • Robust networking, learning and development opportunities for all interns, whether in-person or virtual.
  • Financial assistance to offset expenses for transportation and housing may be available on a needs-based basis for eligible in-person interns. More details about eligibility for this assistance will be provided at the time of offer.

Notices

NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

NBCUniversal is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.