Data Engineer Intern, 2027 Summer U.S.

Atlassian; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Volunteer days

Job summary

At Atlassian, the 12-week Data Engineering Internship in Seattle offers hands-on training, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration. The program runs May/June to August/September 2027 and is full-time (40 hours/week).

You’ll define metrics, ingest and transform data, build scalable pipelines, and ensure data quality. You must be enrolled in a 4-year bachelor’s program, graduating by August 2028, and able to work from the Seattle hub.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a 4-year bachelor’s degree program and returning to the program after completion, graduating by August 2028.
• Experience programming with Python or other OO languages.
• Solid knowledge of data structures and how to apply them to data challenges.
• Nice to have understanding of SaaS business models and data structures in product development.
• Proficient in SQL and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Define metrics for data products.
• Instrument logging for data pipelines.
• Acquire and ingest data from multiple sources.
• Architect and model data for analytics.
• Transform data for analytics and reporting.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and enablement.
• Develop scalable data solutions and improve efficiency.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to inform product decisions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data structures

SaaS knowledge

Internship experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Overview

Working at AtlassianAtlassians have the flexibility to work where they can collaborate most effectively with their team, whether at home, one of our global offices, or both. We hire in any country where we have a legal entity. Learn how we work at go.atlassian.com/distributed.

Your Future Org

Atlassian’s Intern program combines hands‑on technical training, professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and strong social connections. This holistic approach empowers students to hit the ground running and sets them up for a successful and impactful career at Atlassian!

This role is located in the Seattle hub. You must be able to work from this hub to qualify.

This position is not eligible for F1 and J1 students. It is not available for any work sponsorship.

Our paid internship program runs for 12 weeks between May/June - August/September 2027.

Your Future Team

As an intern in our world‑class Data Engineering team, you'll influence product teams, inform Dat Science and Analytics Platform teams, and partner with data consumers and products to ensure qualify and usefulness of data assets. You will help strategize measurement, collecting data, and generating insights.

This work will help understand and improve product experience and engagement, improve efficiency and costs, and guide strategy. You'll report to a Data Engineering Manager, and learn from your team mentor who are some of the best Data Engineers in the business.

Responsibilities

Data Engineering is a multi‑faced role, where you can have focused or broad set of responsibilities, including:

• Define metrics
• Instrument logging
• Acquire/ingest data
• Architect & modeling data
• Transform data
• Ensure data quality, governance, and enablement
• Alerting, visualization, and reporting
• Develop at scale and improving efficiency

Qualifications

• Experience programming with Python, or other related object‑oriented programming languages
• Have an interest in software engineering demonstrated by previous internships, work experience, projects, or publications
• Knowledge of data structures, in particular how they are implemented and how to apply them to meet data challenges
• Huge Plus: An understanding of the SaaS business model and data structures or experience in Enterprise Software product development
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases experience
• Demonstrated interest in the Data Engineering field through academic coursework, previous work or internship experience, or personal projects
• Able to commit to a 12 week full‑time (40hrs/week) program during Summer 2027
• Currently enrolled full‑time in a 4‑year bachelor's degree program and returning to the program after the completion of the internship, graduating by August 2028

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable and explainable compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience.

In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $56/hr - $64/hr

Zone B: $51/hr - $58/hr

Zone C: $47/hr - $54/hr

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Benefits and Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit https://www.atlassian.com/company/careers/earlycareers.

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.