Atlan aims to solve the problem of data chaos and complexity faced by modern businesses by providing an active metadata platform that fosters clarity and collaboration. The company empowers organizations across various industries to unlock the full potential of their data.
Requirements
- Strong backend programming skills in Go, Python, Node.js, or Java.
- Familiarity with SQL, schema design, and cloud-native data flows.
- Debugging mindset: You love tracing logs, finding bottlenecks, and getting to root causes.
- Analytical thinking: You break complex problems into solvable parts.
- Intellectual curiosity: You ask “why” and push to understand systems end-to-end.
- Attention to detail: You sweat the details, especially when writing code.
- Ownership: You take pride in getting things done, even when things get hard.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement micro-services in Go, Python, or Node.js.
- Build APIs that power the data collaboration layer used by modern data teams.
- Work with SQL, Redis, object stores, and caching layers to build robust, low-latency systems.
- Extend Atlan’s data models and backend relationships to power new platform experiences.
- Build tooling for logging, tracing, and observability.
- Troubleshoot distributed systems and proactively resolve performance issues in production environments.
- Own and ship scoped backend projects that directly impact customer experience, reliability, or developer velocity.
Other
- Must be currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Master’s program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship for the internship period (CPT/OPT welcome).
- Available to commit full-time (30–40 hours/week) for 4 to 12 months
- Must be based in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.
- Collaboration: You communicate clearly and work well across functions.
