About the role#
As a Data Engineer Intern in Enterprise Technology Services, you will contribute to data engineering initiatives that help teams build reliable, secure, and well-governed data solutions. You will work to make data available and useful for business, product, analytics, and technology teams. This role provides an opportunity to gain experience with data requirements, models, pipelines, and cloud-native tooling while collaborating across various technical and business functions.
What you'll do#
- Support the design, development, testing, and improvement of data pipelines, database infrastructure, and integration patterns.
- Review data requirements, sources, flows, mappings, and models to align data solutions with architecture and business needs.
- Assist with database development across relational, non-relational, NoSQL, Big Data, and cloud-native platforms.
- Apply foundational data engineering concepts such as partitioning, indexing, storage patterns, data quality checks, performance tuning, and scalable processing.
- Collaborate with product, business, architecture, analytics, and engineering partners in an Agile team environment.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled in a full-time Master’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Foundational knowledge of SQL and at least one programming language such as Python or Java.
- Foundational understanding of computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, debugging, testing, and problem solving.
- Familiarity with data requirements, data models, data pipelines, database systems, storage formats, and architecture patterns.
Location & details#
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: Hybrid, on-site, or remote options.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: This is a paid position.
- Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this role.
About American Express
American Express is a globally integrated payments company that provides products, insights, and experiences to customers and businesses. Founded in 1850, the firm maintains its headquarters in New York. It employs over 99,000 people and operates as a public company. Its core operations include network services, merchant services, corporate cards, and business travel.
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