Data Engineering Intern: Real-Time AI Data Pipelines

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to help build data pipelines for PlayStation's ML/AI initiatives. You will work with the Data Plumber team to design and automate data processes and gain hands-on experience with large-scale streaming systems.

You’ll learn Data Mesh and Data Fabric concepts, contribute to CI/CD, and collaborate on engineering best practices while gaining practical exposure to real-time data and analytics within the PlayStation

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree between May 2026 and December 2029.
• Strong Java and data streaming fundamentals.
• Experience with Kafka, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Git is preferred.
• Willingness to learn Data Mesh and Data Fabric concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve automated data pipelines for data processing.
• Onboard, publish, and consume events through the data platform.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines via automation and alerts.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve data flows and reliability.
• Contribute to design docs and development guidelines.
• Explore tools for metadata activation aligned with Data Mesh/Data Fabric.
• Gain experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling.

Skills

Java

Apache Kafka

Docker

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Git

SQL/NoSQL databases

Data streaming

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Apache Spark

Apache Flink

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to help build data pipelines for PlayStation's ML/AI initiatives. You will work with the Data Plumber team to design and automate data processes and gain hands-on experience with large-scale streaming systems.

You’ll learn Data Mesh and Data Fabric concepts, contribute to CI/CD, and collaborate on engineering best practices while gaining practical exposure to real-time data and analytics within the PlayStation