Analytics Engineer Intern - Undergraduate

Sony Interactive Entertainment
relocation assistance
United States, California, San Diego
Nov 02, 2024
Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Analytics Engineer Intern - Undergraduate San Diego, CA or Remote About the Team: The Partner Analytics team captures essential metadata and telemetry metrics from the PlayStation console and, through a sophisticated data and software engineering pipeline, transforms this console data into actionable insights for our partners. The process covers data engineering all the way to visualization and data storytelling, which will be the primary focus for the intern. Our goal is to enhance the PlayStation gaming experience by democratizing data across SIE and externally for game developers. The intern will also have the opportunity to contribute to our Data Visualization strategy and work on key projects within our business intelligence space, primarily using Domo, to support internal SIE teams on their data visualization journey. What You'll Be Doing: Translate business objectives into technical requirements to develop solutions across both database and business intelligence platforms Support Partner Analytics team members with day-to-day project work Design effective data visualizations across multiple delivery points within the enterprise architecture Assist in analyzing, designing, and building the data architecture and pipeline Optimize and embed content requirements across the enterprise architecture Complete and present a final intern project, with a focus on delivering an improved data consumption experience for end users What We're Looking For: Currently enrolled in an accredited university, pursuing a Bachelor's degree, with expected graduation by Spring 2026 Experience with or eagerness to learn how to develop insightful visualizations using BI tools (e.g., Domo, Tableau, Looker, Qlik, etc.) Passion for turning complex data into user-focused, intuitive, and high-performance visualizations Basic understanding of SQL principles and willingness to learn database technologies, including relational, columnar, and NoSQL (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, Netezza, MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL, Vertica, MongoDB) Eagerness to work with large data sets, data architecture, complex data pipelines, and data management and governance Desire to leverage scripting and big data technologies (e.g., Python, Java) Goal-oriented with strong attention to detail Self-motivated, responsive, and dedicated to customer success Innovative, problem-solving, and solutions-oriented mindset Ability to learn quickly, collaborate effectively as a team player, and manage change efficiently Strong organizational, presentation, and communication skills-both verbal and written Eligibility: Able to work during one of the following periods: May 19th - August 8th or June 16th - September 5th. Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period. Open to students who are U.S. citizens or international students with an F-1 visa. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship. *Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.* At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role's base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Intern Pay Range $41.50 — $50 USD Equal Opportunity Statement: Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.