Alation Data & AI Intern

Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. Organizations around the world rely on Alation to drive self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI innovation. Our technology helps enterprises connect people and data to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and more than 650 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100.

As data becomes the foundation of every business, Alation is leading the way in helping organizations unlock their full potential. By bringing intelligence, automation, and trust to every interaction, we empower customers to scale data-driven innovation with confidence and speed.

Joining Alation means being part of a winning team shaping the future of AI-powered data intelligence. We move fast, think big, and deliver results together.

Job Description:

We’re looking for an AI and Data Engineer intern (three month contract) who’s eager to make a real impact in the world of AI and help multiple teams at Alation use AI to realize higher productivity and efficiency. You’ll be part of a small team that will design and build AI agentic applications powered by Alation’s data, in short iterations and make them available to multiple departments within the company.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys coding, working with LLMs from OpenAI and Anthropic, and learning how to turn ideas into real-world systems. You’ll get hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks while developing your skills in data, software engineering, and customer collaboration. 
One more thing… We work in a hybrid model—you’ll join us in our Redwood City office to collaborate, connect, and enjoy a team atmosphere!
 

What You’ll Do:

• 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.

Required:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed B.S. in Computer Science or related field (M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred)

• Curiosity and an understanding of LLMs or AI system development — from prompting to evaluation.

• Comfort working with SQL and relational data; familiarity with tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift is a plus.

• 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.

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Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.                                   
 

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.  
 

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