About the role#
As a Data Science Intern, you will join our Data team to turn business and operations data into insights. You will help inform product design, customer acquisition strategies, and engineering system performance. You will also use the Databricks platform to drive product improvements.
What you'll do#
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to solve problems using data.
- Apply data science methodologies, such as causal inference modeling and recommender systems, to real data.
- Deliver insights or deploy algorithms directly to the Databricks platform.
- Manage your own project from initial data exploration to presenting final insights or deploying an algorithm.
- Dogfood the Databricks platform to identify and implement product improvements.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or Economics.
- Expected graduation date between fall 2027 and spring 2028.
- Proven ability to work with data using SQL and Python.
- Experience with statistical data analysis and machine learning methods.
- Knowledge of generalized linear regression, regression and classification trees, unsupervised learning, causal inference, stochastic processes, and time series forecasting.
- Ability to solve ambiguous problems while working with a collaborative team.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- Positions are located in Mountain View, California, and San Francisco, California.
- Work is on-site.
- This role does not offer sponsorship.
About Databricks
Databricks provides a unified Data Intelligence Platform for building and scaling data and AI applications. The company serves over 20,000 organizations, including major brands and a significant portion of the Fortune 500. Based in San Francisco, it maintains more than 30 offices across the globe. The organization employs over 16,000 people and operates as a private entity.
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