Software Engineer Intern: Data Platform/Analytics

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential, and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Software Engineering Intern in Data Platform & Analytics, you will help build the systems that collect, process, store, analyze, and deliver data at scale. You will work on data pipelines, databases, analytics platforms, telemetry systems, and reporting solutions that support product innovation and data-driven decision making. You will collaborate with engineers to develop reliable and efficient data solutions while improving data quality, performance, and observability. This opportunity will allow you to gain hands-on experience with modern data platforms that power insights across products used by millions of customers.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You'll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering principles to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering.
• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.
• Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes.
• Seeks feedback and applies internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions.
• Demonstrates skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment.
• Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining after the internship, OR currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining after the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year(s) of programming experience.
• 6+ months of experience delivering projects in teams.
• 1+ year(s) of experience developing and applying data structures and algorithms.
• Coursework or experience in databases, analytics, data engineering, or distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL and programming languages such as Python, Java, Scala, C#, or similar.
• Familiarity with ETL pipelines, data processing frameworks, telemetry systems, reporting tools, or cloud-based data platforms.
• Interest in large-scale data processing, analytics, query optimization, data quality, and business insights.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,690.00 - $11,210.00 per month. A different range applies to specific work locations, including the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, where the base pay range is USD $7,410.00 - $12,250.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information at the Microsoft careers site.

Applications for this role will be accepted during the first week of each month from August through February, or until all positions are filled.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.