Vercel

Data Platform & Engineering Intern

Vercel

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Job Level

Entry Level

Tech Stack

AirflowAWSBigQueryCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL

About the role

  • Build and improve data pipelines using SQL and Python
  • Contribute to the development and reliability of our data platform infrastructure
  • Help design and model datasets that power analytics, internal tools, and AI-driven workflows
  • Improve data quality, observability, and governance across systems
  • Support the infrastructure and contextual data layers that enable company-wide agents and interfaces
  • Partner with engineering, product, finance, and operations stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
  • Depending on your focus, projects may lean more toward:
  • Data Engineering: modeling, transformation, orchestration, analytics enablement
  • Data Platform Engineering: infrastructure, tooling, performance optimization, developer experience for data systems

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
  • Solid understanding of data modeling principles and relational databases
  • Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL/ELT concepts, or workflow orchestration
  • Comfort working in a collaborative, fast-moving engineering environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Based in SF/Bay Area & open to commuting to SFHQ 2-3 days a week
  • Nice to Have:
  • Experience with modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)
  • Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
  • Experience working with large datasets or analytics systems
  • Interest in AI/ML systems or agent-based workflows
Benefits
  • Real-world experience building production-grade data infrastructure
  • Exposure to modern data platform architecture at scale
  • The opportunity to shape systems that power decision-making and AI-driven workflows across Vercel
  • Mentorship from experienced data and platform engineers
  • A meaningful, scoped project with measurable impact
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythondata modelingrelational databasesETLELTworkflow orchestrationdata transformationdata analyticsdata governance
Soft Skills
problem-solvingattention to detailcollaborationadaptabilitycommunication