WillHire is expanding into the Data Engineering vertical and is seeking to build a Data Engineering Internship Cohort to support data and infrastructure teams in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines for their HR-tech environment.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing (or recently completed) B.Tech/BE/M.Tech/MSc in Computer Science, Data Engineering, IT, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of databases, SQL, and data modeling concepts.
- Familiarity with Python/Java/Scala for data processing.
- Basic knowledge of data warehousing, ETL concepts, and data pipelines.
- Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and their data services.
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Data Engineer, Google Cloud Data Engineer, or Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (even if in-progress).
- Experience with big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka.
Responsibilities
- Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining ETL pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
- Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility.
- Support integration of APIs and third-party data sources into the data ecosystem.
- Help optimize data storage, transformation, and retrieval for performance and scalability.
- Contribute to data quality checks, validation processes, and monitoring frameworks.
- Assist in developing dashboards and reports for business and product stakeholders.
- Research new tools, frameworks, and best practices in data engineering & analytics.
Other
- Currently pursuing (or recently completed) B.Tech/BE/M.Tech/MSc in Computer Science, Data Engineering, IT, or related fields.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
- Hands-on experience in API integrations, streaming data, or real-time processing.
- Participation in data hackathons, Kaggle competitions, or open-source data projects.
- Critical thinking, attention to detail, and a proactive learning mindset.
