Data Engineering Intern - Summer 2025

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Business Operations

Intern – Technical

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

No

Day

Compensation

Hourly base pay rate is $23.65 - $35.48/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Data Engineering Intern

Do you dream in code and see the world through a lens of algorithms and data? If so, we may have just the spot for you!

We are looking for a Data Engineering Co-op to work alongside our seasoned professionals and get in-depth, hands-on experience with real world projects. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding data engineering internship, we invite you to join our team this summer.

What You’ll Do 

You’ll develop and manage enterprise data platforms, deployment pipelines, security and quality monitoring. Here’s what that’ll look like:

• Working under the direction of senior data engineers and assist with projects, and process improvements.
• Developing automation tools for setting up and managing infrastructure and procedures across all environments.
• Writing documentation for new development, procedures or test plans as needed.
• Helping create and follow best practices, security and engineering standards.
• Building tools and pipelines to enable continuous integration and delivery of software to all environments.  
• Automating the processes of code packaging, code deployment and configuration management processes across all environments.
• Soliciting feedback from delivery and operations teams on integration and delivery challenges and collaborating with them to find opportunities to improve efficiency and quality.
• Assist in the development and implementation of data monitoring and measurement systems.
• Monitoring system and service performance in all environments and reporting to the relevant platform SMEs.

What’s In It for You? 

• You’ll get a chance to learn and master new technologies and techniques while working with a team of thinkers and doers.
• Hands-on experience working on meaningful and challenging projects, with the support of a dedicated team and an assigned program mentor to show you the ropes and cheer you on.
• The chance to develop your professional skills with real accountability and feedback.
• The opportunity to meet and network with company leaders and expand your professional skillset.

Who You Are 

You are passionate about technology, reverse engineering and writing code to create solutions and fix real-world problems. You also:

• Are currently a college student pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, including classes related to software development, systems, networking and security.
• Have experience with Windows and Linux systems, containers and databases.
• Have experience writing code and scripts in at least one high-level programming language.
• Have experience with source code, orchestration and configuration management tools.
• Are familiar with public cloud architecture and technologies (preferably AWS) and with Agile concepts and processes (Scrum and Kanban).
• Have an interest in gathering data and measuring service reliability and data quality.  
• Are currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

Don’t miss out on the first steps toward your future. Apply today! 

Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment. No full-time employment commitments are made. However, depending on our business needs, some interns may be considered for a full-time position following the conclusion of the session conditioned upon the intern graduating from their academic program and being available to commence full-time employment at a specified time.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. 

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.