Data Governance Engineer Intern

CarGurus Early Careers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid model

Daily lunch

New car discount

Wellness apps

Commuting support

Job summary

CarGurus is seeking a Data Governance Engineer Intern to contribute to data quality, metadata, and security initiatives across the organization. You will work with data architects, engineers, analysts, and business teams during an 11-week Summer Internship.

This full-time, hybrid program runs June–August 2027 with a Boston-based office expectation about three days per week, helping you build practical data governance expertise while expanding your professional network.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IS/Data management.
• Interest in Python and data governance tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish data quality monitoring processes and reporting.
• Support metadata repositories and accurate data asset categorization.
• Understand and apply CarGurus data governance policies.
• Develop and maintain data lineage models.
• Provide input to adapt governance framework to new needs.
• Document governance processes, guidelines, and policies.
• Build automated workflows leveraging APIs for metadata, quality, and lineage.

Skills

Data governance

Python

Data quality

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/IS/Data Management

Tools

Monte Carlo

Metaplane

Alation

Atlan

data.world

Secoda

Snowflake

dbt

Looker

Job description

At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years.

What we do

The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!

Role overview

CarGurus is looking for a Data Governance Engineer Intern who will be responsible for small-scale implementations, maintaining, and enhancing data governance frameworks across the organization. You will collaborate closely with data architects, engineers, data analysts, and business teams to maintain high standards of data integrity, security, and accessibility.

As a Data Governance Engineer Intern, you will join an 11-week Summer Internship Program designed to give you hands-on experience, expand your professional network, and build core industry skills. This full-time opportunity (40 hours per week) runs from June through August 2027. CarGurus operates on a hybrid working model, and candidates should expect to work out of our Boston, MA office 60% of the time (approximately three days per week).

What you’ll do

• Data Quality Management: Establish processes for data quality monitoring and reporting, ensuring that data is accurate, complete, and consistent across the organization.
• Metadata Management: Support, implement and maintain metadata repositories, ensuring the accurate capture and categorization of data assets.
• Compliance & Security: Understand the data governance policies that CarGurus has to comply with.
• Data Lineage: Learn on the job how to develop and maintain data lineage models to map.
• Continuous Improvement: Opportunity to provide input on our data governance framework to adapt to new business needs, technologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Documentation & Reporting: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data governance processes, guidelines, and policies.
• Automation: Learn to leverage APIs provided by different tools and databases and build automated workflows that make managing metadata, data quality, lineage etc. easier.

What you’ll bring

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field, with eligibility to complete a full-time internship.
• Interest in Python or similar languages, data quality management tools (e.g., Monte Carlo, Metaplane), and/or data governance tools (e.g., Alation, Atlan, data.world, Secoda).
• Interest in data modeling, data lineage, and data classification and familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, and Looker.
• Curiosity in problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and a passion for maintaining high-quality data.

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Position Pay Range

$30 - $30 USD

Working at CarGurus

We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
CarGurus may require in-person interviews as part of our hiring process, particularly for positions based in our Boston and Dublin offices. Candidates selected for an in-person interview will be notified in advance. Please be aware that travel expenses are the responsibility of the candidate.

We welcome all

CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus.