Data Engineering Intern – Congressional Data

Sunwater Capital

Data Engineering Intern supporting data pipelines and database operations at Legis1 Inc. Ideal for undergraduate students with foundational knowledge in Python and databases.

Posted 6/3/2026internshipNorth Bethesda • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $16 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines
Write and optimize SQL queries
Support data transformation and validation tasks
Work with structured datasets related to Congress, legislation, hearings, and lobbying data
Support the implementation and maintenance of AI workflows for data engineering
Collaborate with the team to improve data quality and documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Enrolled undergraduate student majoring in computer science, computer engineering, data science, or a related technical field
Basic knowledge of Python
Basic understanding of SQL and relational databases
Familiarity with data cleaning and transformation concepts
Interest in U.S. congressional processes and legislative data
Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hands-on experience working with real-world legislative data and cross-functional product teams.
Mentorship from a diverse, multi-disciplinary group of policy, data, and product professionals.
Flexible scheduling to accommodate coursework and student commitments.
A collaborative, supportive environment that supports growth and provides pathways to future part-time or full-time opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythondata pipelinesdata transformationdata validationrelational databasesdata cleaning

Soft Skills

attention to detailwillingness to learn