AI-Driven Data Engineer Intern – Cloud Pipelines

Lazard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm, is seeking a Data Engineer Intern for its AI & Data Group in New York City. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines and data models to support analytics, reporting, and ML workloads.

Interns will onboard datasets on cloud platforms, collaborate with senior bankers and portfolio managers, and gain exposure to Databricks, Python, SQL, and modern data technologies during a ~10-week summer program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Eng or related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Hands-on ETL/ELT experience and data-modeling ability.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Databricks.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases and data-quality frameworks.
• Proficient with Git, CI/CD, and containerization workflows.

Responsibilities

• Onboard and model datasets on cloud data platforms.
• Deliver reliable data pipelines and high-quality data layers for analytics and ML workloads.
• Interact with senior investment bankers and portfolio managers during development cycles.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Databricks

Spark platforms

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Data quality checks

Git & CI/CD

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Data Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm, is seeking a Data Engineer Intern for its AI & Data Group in New York City. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines and data models to support analytics, reporting, and ML workloads.

Interns will onboard datasets on cloud platforms, collaborate with senior bankers and portfolio managers, and gain exposure to Databricks, Python, SQL, and modern data technologies during a ~10-week summer program.