Data Engineering Internship - Spring 2027
Join the Team: Data Engineering Intern
This internship at PrizePicks offers students the opportunity to work with the Data Engineering team to productionize data pipelines and create data products. Ideal candidates have a strong technical background in computer science, computer engineering, or related fields, proficiency in Python and SQL, and a passion for sports data and analytics. Standout applicants will have experience with database, data warehouse/data lake, cloud infrastructure and continuous deployment (GCP), and strong interest in open-source projects.
What you'll do:
Learn from the PrizePicks Data Engineering team on how we approach data, scalability, performance, and Analytics challenges.
Assist with the creation and maintenance of optimal sport data architecture, ensuring data reliability in both speed and quality for data pipelines.
Collaborate with other engineering teams and stakeholders to determine best paths for data ingestion, processing and creation of data products.
What you have:
Strong computer science/engineering background. Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Informatics, Information Systems or other quantitative field
Strong coding skills - Python, SQL.
Demonstrable history of building robust data-intensive applications
Interest in sports and fantasy sports markets.
What makes you stand out:
Experience with Cloud Providers GCP/AWS/Azure.
Demonstrable background/coursework building data pipelines and data-focused applications from scratch.
Success in open-source projects
Strong organizational, communication, presentation, and collaboration experience with organizational technical and non-technical teams
What makes you stand out:
Student Profile: This internship is for rising juniors, seniors, Master's students, or recent graduates, within 1 semester of graduation, who are authorized to work in the U.S.
Majors: We’re open to a wide range of majors like Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, and Computer Science, but the most important thing is your passion for data and decision-making!
Where you’ll work:
Our interns work onsite at our West Midtown Atlanta location.
Spring Program: January 25 - April 30, 2026
Included perks:
Housing stipend for those interns relocating to Atlanta
Frequent catered lunches
Networking and collaboration with fellow interns and industry professionals
Social events with the Atlanta PrizePicks team
PTO and Paid Holidays
Working at PrizePicks:
Engineering interns' starting hourly rate is $35. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process.