Data Engineer Intern — Mentorship, Real Projects, Housing Stipend

American Equity; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Job summary

American Equity in Des Moines, IA is offering a Data Engineer Intern position designed to provide hands-on experience with data transformation and pipeline development. You will work under mentors to learn tooling, mapping design, and database concepts, contributing to real project deliverables.

The Launchpad Internship is a 10–12 week in-person program based in downtown Des Moines, with mentorship, learning sessions, and opportunities to tackle meaningful business challenges.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in MIS/CS/CE/IT.
• Strong Python or OOP exposure.
• Coursework in database concepts.

Responsibilities

• Shadows team members to learn the essential duties and functions of the Data Engineer role.
• Gains foundational knowledge of tooling, mapping design, coding, and debugging through mentorship and hands-on assignments.
• Builds a working understanding of how data moves from raw source information through transformation and into target systems.
• Assists in documenting data pipeline processes, including steps needed to migrate pipeline and database objects between Development, UAT, and Production environments.
• Builds strong working relationships and partners with cross-functional teams.
• Learns and uses project management and collaboration tools to support daily work and project deliverables.
• Participates in code reviews and team discussions to develop awareness of technical best practices.
• Completes project and support tasks with guidance from mentor and department leader.
• Collaborates with fellow interns across departments on a strategic, cross-functional initiative that drives meaningful business impact.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Skills

Python exposure

Database concepts

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS/CS/CE/IT (current pursuit)

Tools

Snowflake

Postgres

SQL Server

Git

AWS

Job description

American Equity in Des Moines, IA is offering a Data Engineer Intern position designed to provide hands-on experience with data transformation and pipeline development. You will work under mentors to learn tooling, mapping design, and database concepts, contributing to real project deliverables.

The Launchpad Internship is a 10–12 week in-person program based in downtown Des Moines, with mentorship, learning sessions, and opportunities to tackle meaningful business challenges.