Media, Broadcast & Content
WB Games Data Engineering Co-op: Needham, MA - January-May 2027
Pre-career
Needham, United States
in office
Internship
Job description
About the Role
The CTS Data Engineering team is developing data solutions at scale to support game telemetry pipelines, third-party data ingestion and consent management. The team is actively onboarding to the Databricks platform to provide new data platform features that streamline and simplify data processing. The placement runs for five months from January to May, subject to the student's semester availability, and sits within Skydance's WB Games Co-op Program, which is designed to nurture students professionally and personally through real-world internship experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Work on projects that support the build-up of the Databricks Semantic layer.
- Help consolidate DataDog observability into one CTS platform repository to improve cross-team collaboration and management.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Experience in Python.
- Understanding of data lakehouse technologies, including Iceberg and semantic layer.
- Understanding of data observability tools, including Grafana, Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree programme in Computer Science, Data Science or a related field for the full duration of the internship; proof of enrolment is required.
- Must be a rising Junior or Senior student and at least 18 years old.
- Must be in academic good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or above; a transcript will be required to verify GPA if an offer is extended.
- Must be presently authorised to work for any employer in the United States and must not require work visa sponsorship from Skydance now or in the future to retain that authorisation.
- Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa, including F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1 or M-1, are not eligible.
Preferred Skills
- Understanding of Databricks is a big plus.
Workplace
- Is based in the Needham, MA area, with an expectation to join in the office on a regular cadence based on the manager's in-office schedule.
- Co-ops are expected to work 35–40 hours per week in-office for the full duration of the programme.
- Relocation is not provided.
Salary
- $31 Per hour USD for undergrad interns.
Benefits & Perks
- Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in the field.
- Mentorship from some of the industry's kindest and most passionate entertainment veterans.
- Engaging events including professional development seminars, panels with recruiters and former interns, and intern-exclusive events.
- Access to top-level executives through the Speaker Series and Roundtables.
- Networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals and a robust intern alumni network.
- A creative, collaborative and inclusive company culture.
- Documentation for school credit if desired; credit is not required.
- Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills.
- Insider insight into the entertainment industry and behind-the-scenes operations.
- Relationships that go beyond the collegiate career.
- Real-life experiences that build confidence for the next adventure.
The Application Process
- Applications are reviewed against open internship positions.
- Candidates whose experiences and interests match an open internship position are contacted by a Skydance team member.
- Individual status updates are not provided due to high application volume.
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