Data Engineer Intern — Mentored, Real Projects, Agile Team

Principal International; Des Moines, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internship stipend

Job summary

Principal Asset Management offers a Technology & Engineering internship for 100+ interns in Des Moines, IA. You will join an Agile team with a formal mentor, work on real data projects, and gain exposure to enterprise data environments.

Role involves data engineering tasks, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and learning through a structured leadership program at Principal’s headquarters in Des Moines.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or completed an undergraduate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math-related field.
• Experience or involvement in IT/internship roles is a plus.
• Strong communication, organizational skills, and work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Work on data engineering tasks and data solutions to advance analytics.
• Collaborate with teammates and partners to build scalable data pipelines.
• Contribute to on-premises or cloud data integration and visualization efforts.
• Participate in an Agile team with mentorship and leadership support.
• Support data infrastructure, transformations, and validation tasks.

Skills

Java

Python

React

JavaScript

SQL

Git

AWS

Data visualization

Automation tooling

DevOps

Agile methodologies

Education

Undergraduate STEM degree or completed

Tools

PowerBI

R

Informatica

Business Objects

SAS

Job description

Principal Asset Management offers a Technology & Engineering internship for 100+ interns in Des Moines, IA. You will join an Agile team with a formal mentor, work on real data projects, and gain exposure to enterprise data environments.

Role involves data engineering tasks, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and learning through a structured leadership program at Principal’s headquarters in Des Moines.