Comcast Data Engineer Intern

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

This job code is to be used for internships and co-ops. It is not to be used for temporary or contract workers.

Job Description

Program Overview  

Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion! The Comcast internship/co-op program will help you cultivate meaningful relationships, develop strong interpersonal and business skills, gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a Fortune 40 media and technology company, and receive mentorship opportunities to expand your professional network.  

This program immerses students into the daily operation of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. The student becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units. 

Organization & Team Overview 

The dx Team in Comcast TPX organization is building core components needed to drive the next generation of data platforms and data processing capability at Comcast. Building data products, identifying trouble spots, and optimizing the overall user experience is a challenge that can only be met with a robust architecture capable of providing insights that would otherwise be drowned in an ocean of data. To provide access to data in Comcast’s platforms, dx team has built an enterprise Query Fabric based on open-source and commercial Trino technologies.  This Data Engineer intern role will include a mixture of DevOps responsibilities, contributing to the software development of the Query Fabric Platform, new software features and defect resolution, day-to-day platform operations and support, and other platforms/technologies (e.g. caching and web services) as needed.  You will have the opportunity to make contributions to the Trino codebase as well as other open-source projects, and you will be expected to support hundreds (and eventually thousands) of internal customers in their use of this platform.    

Success in this role is best enabled by a broad mix of skills and interests ranging from traditional software engineering prowess to the multidisciplinary field of data science and data engineering. 

Role Description 

Comcast’s dx org is seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Data Engineer Intern to join our dynamic Query Fabric team. dx Open Egress Team has responsibility for the harmonization of the data egress and consumption layer across Comcast.  We support accessing enterprise data sources via a consolidated set of entry points to help lower the barrier to entry to data access and use.   

  

The Data Engineer intern will develop (code/program), test, debug SQL queries and data programs supporting both internal and external technically challenging business requirements (complex transformations, high data volume), as well as provide operational support for the underlying