Data Science Intern

First American Financial Corporation; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 33,062 - 41,328; Part time

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation seeks an intern in Santa Ana, California, designed for college and university students. Interns will develop technology and professional skills within a corporate environment while participating in networking activities under mentorship.

The internship requires proficiency in data management, hands-on cloud technology experience, and strong interpersonal skills. A pay range of $24.00 - $30.00 hourly is offered, based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Proficiency working with structured/unstructured datasets.
• Hands-on experience with major Cloud technology platforms.
• Good understanding of machine learning pipelines and coding in Python.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews and discussions to understand team needs.
• Perform comparative analysis of technologies.
• Report results and present findings to the team.

Skills

Data proficiency

Cloud technology platforms

Communication

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Python coding experience

Education

College/University student enrolled in a graduate program

Tools

Python

Azure

Cloudera

Snowflake

Job description

What We Do

The intern will work in a program designed to help college students gain experience and develop the technology, professional and interpersonal skills to use throughout their career. First American Interns work in a corporate environment within the Financial/Title Industry—balanced with intern‑specific activities, executive level presentations and networking opportunities—while under the close supervision and guidance of a manager and/or mentor.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in working with data and understanding how to work with structured/unstructured datasets and Big Data.
• Hands‑on experience working with major Cloud technology platforms.
• The ability to meet with users and understand their high‑level technical requirements.
• An ingrained concern for the customer and representing our Company in the best professional manner possible.
• The potential to excel in the following competencies: Communication, Customer Focus, Ethics & Integrity, Teamwork & Adaptability, Productivity & Initiative.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• College‑level foundational courses for machine learning or deep learning.
• Good understanding of Statistics.
• General understanding of machine learning pipelines and coding experience in Python.

Expected Focus Areas

• Suitability for our data and use cases
• Performance
• Ease of use
• Available tools

Technologies

• Python
• Azure
• Cloudera
• Snowflake

Activities and Results

• Interviews/discussions with the team to understand our needs
• Comparative analysis of the technologies relative to our technical needs
• Report of the results
• Presentation to the team

Typical Education

• College/University students enrolled in a graduate program, CS or CIS majors, with 0‑2 years’ of work experience.

Pay Range

$24.00 - $30.00 Hourly (base pay range; actual pay based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location).

First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.