The Platform teams keep one of the largest computing platforms in the AdTech world functioning like clockwork. They keep our products running using a broad selection of technologies, like large scale data compute & storage services (Hadoop, SQL & NoSQL), streaming (Kafka), platform as a service (Chef, Mesos), identity management (Kerberos) and analytics (Hive, Druid, Vertica), as well as an extensive monitoring/observability infrastructure.
For the Internship, you will be in a team of 5-7, working closely with your mentor to drive your project, design and ensure best practices are applied. You can ask questions and participate in all knowledge sharing sessions/workshops, etc. You are encouraged to actively voice your ideas whilst learning how to build and ship quality code into production which will likely affect millions of users instantly.
During your internship (6 months) and according to your choice, skills and interest, you can tackle one of the following subjects/ teams:
- Observability: Select, test and integrate a reporting tool with the current stack: Prometheus / Graphite / Grafana / Elasticsearch / Kibana. Migrate Grafana to containers and integrate with SSO. Build a log streaming interface
- Data Processing: Be part of a team that builds our Bigdata Flow platform and writes code to provide insight, give the platform users info about changes impacting their datasets (2) and even hint them about optimization opportunities.
- Distributed System SDKs: Smart cache invalidation in a distributed system.
- Continuous Deployment: Implement a mutation testing solution that is integrated into the Criteo CI/CD pipeline.
- Product Reliability Engineering: Migrate admin handlers' UI to Angular and help develop a load testing pipeline.
- Rivers: Create a Streaming Portal UI.
- Data Development Cycle: Leverage the data that we scrape from all our data processing systems to provide automatic monitoring and alerting and in-depth analysis to data producers so that they can understand the sources of delays and make better decisions on the design of their pipeline dependencies.
- You are in your final year of study in System/Software Engineering or related fields.
- You are interested in developing web-based applications and working on Linux environment.
- You are experienced in Object Oriented Programming.
- You are a problem solver, a fixer, and a creative technologist. We believe coding is a talent and a passion, not just a skill.
- You are a strong communicator and a team player who can work efficiently with others.
- You are fluent in English
We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!
Who We Are:We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.
🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.
Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.
Skills Required
- Currently in the final year of study in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Interest in developing web-based applications
- Experience working in a Linux environment
- Experience with object-oriented programming
- Strong problem-solving and creative technology skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Fluency in English
Criteo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Criteo and has not been reviewed or approved by Criteo.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and wellness/mental-health support are described as strong parts of the package, with high reported satisfaction for medical, dental, and vision coverage. Feedback suggests these offerings contribute meaningfully to overall benefits satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is highlighted positively, with mentions of a 3%–5% match being common in recent reports. Feedback suggests the retirement program is a valued component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, volunteer time off, and additional summer days are emphasized, and time flexibility is repeatedly praised. Feedback suggests this breadth supports work-life balance perceptions.
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What We Do
Criteo is a global technology company that powers the world’s marketers and media owners with trusted and impactful advertising through our world-leading Commerce Media Platform, a suite of products that activates the world’s largest set of commerce data to drive better commerce outcomes. We help thousands of brands, publishers, and retailers reach and monetize audiences and are committed to supporting a fair and open internet that enables discovery, innovation, and choice.
