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Strategy & Insights- Data Science Intern, Master's - Summer 2026 (Mountain View, CA)
Mountain View, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$50/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026 SpringLinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The Data Science Intern will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop metrics, analyses, and solutions that drive business growth and member engagement.
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Responsibilities
Work with a team of high-performing data engineering professionals, and cross-functional teams to identify business opportunities and build scalable data solutions
Build data expertise, act like an owner for the company and help manage complex data systems for a product or group of products
Perform all of the necessary data transformations to serve products that empower data-driven decision making
Establish efficient design and programming patterns for engineers as well as for non-technical partners
Design, implement, integrate and document performant systems or components for data flows or applications that power analysis at a massive scale
Understand the analytical objectives to make logical recommendations and drive informed actions
Engage with internal data platform teams to prototype and validate tools developed in-house to derive insight from very large datasets or automate complex algorithms
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline: computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, operations research, management of information systems, engineering, economics or equivalent and returning to the program after the completion of the internship
Experience in at least one programming language (eg. Python, R, Hive, Java, Ruby, Scala/Spark or Perl etc.)
Experience with SQL or other relational databases
Preferred
Experience in Hadoop or other MapReduce paradigms and associated languages such as Pig and Hive
Experience or exposure in developing data pipelines using Spark and Hive
Experience with data modeling, ETL (Extraction, Transformation & Load) concepts, and patterns for efficient data governance
Experience working with databases that power APIs for front-end applications
Understanding data visualization tools (eg. Tableau, BI dashboarding, R visualization packages, etc.)
Experience building front-end visualizations using JavaScript frameworks (eg. jQuery, Marionette, D3, or Highcharts)
Experience in applied statistics and statistical modeling in at least one statistical software package, (eg. Advance R package, SAS, SPSS)
Ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Company
LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows users to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$154.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesGreylockSequoia Capital
2016-06-13Acquired
2016-02-15Private Equity
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ryan Roslansky
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Shapero
Chief Operating Officer
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