AI-Driven Data Engineer Intern

IBM; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 89,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

8 paid holidays

IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

IBM is offering an Intern Data Engineer 2027 role in Chicago to work on data platforms, analytics, GenAI, and AI‑enabled data transformations. You will build a portfolio with real client projects, learn data quality, observability, and governance, and gain consulting experience within a culture of mentorship and growth.

Strong programming skills and curiosity are encouraged, with a potential move into IBM's Associate Program.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a quantitative or technical degree in CS, DS, MIS, or related field.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in an agile environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Demonstrated initiative and interest in learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Mentored Data Engineering Support and applied data quality practices to client challenges.
• Develop data pipelines by ingesting, transforming, and serving diverse data assets.
• Explain data flows and governance concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Turn raw data into reliable analytical and AI‑ready assets using coding tools.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

Scala

JavaScript

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ETL/ELT tools

APIs

Databricks

Snowflake

Spark

Kafka

Airflow

Linux

GitHub Copilot

Job description

IBM is offering an Intern Data Engineer 2027 role in Chicago to work on data platforms, analytics, GenAI, and AI‑enabled data transformations. You will build a portfolio with real client projects, learn data quality, observability, and governance, and gain consulting experience within a culture of mentorship and growth.

Strong programming skills and curiosity are encouraged, with a potential move into IBM's Associate Program.