Alation · 2 weeks ago
Alation Data & AI Intern
Redwood City, CA
Internship
Hybrid
InternAlation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence powered by AI agents and trusted data. They are seeking an AI and Data Engineer intern to design and build AI agentic applications and improve productivity across multiple teams. This role offers hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks and collaboration with various departments.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceData GovernanceData IntegrationData ManagementMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build purposeful AI Agents: Work with modern LLM and agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Pydantic-AI) to evaluate, benchmark, and refine performance
Build AI-powered applications: Develop agentic systems that combine structured data, language models, and workflow to solve real-world problems
Understand and work with the internal data warehouse as well as other business applications such as Salesforce
Code with care: Write clean, well-structured Python code for integrations, pipelines, and intelligent systems
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing or recently completed B.S. in Computer Science or related field
Curiosity and an understanding of LLMs or AI system development — from prompting to evaluation
Comfort working with SQL and relational data
Understanding of data pipelines and ETL using dbt, FiveTran or custom Python code
Interest in working across the full lifecycle — from problem framing and prototyping to testing and deployment
Clear communication skills and an ability to collaborate with both engineers and non-technical teams
A growth mindset — you like learning new frameworks, exploring ideas, and solving open-ended problems
Preferred
M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred
Familiarity with tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift is a plus
Company
Alation
Alation is a data intelligence platform for banks, retailers, and government agencies.
Founded in 2012
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$314.95MKey Investors
NTT DOCOMO VenturesRiverwood CapitalIcon Ventures
2023-06-27Series Unknown
2022-11-02Series E· $123M
2021-06-03Series D· $110M
Leadership Team
Satyen Sangani
CEO & Co-Founder
Junaid Saiyed
SVP of Engineering
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