Intern - Data Full Stack Engineer

Your Role 
 

Data Services partners across Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio, Analytics, and Application teams to design and deliver data products that power the enterprise. We build and enhance cloud data lakes, data warehouses, and marts that enable analytics, operational reporting, and advanced insights.
 

As a Full Stack Engineer Intern, you’ll contribute to real projects that improve how we design, build, and operate data products. You’ll work alongside Solution Design Leads, Data Engineers, and Analysts in an agile environment, gaining hands‑on experience with modern cloud data platforms while practicing product thinking and engineering fundamentals.

Your Work 

In this role, you will: 

• Build & validate data pipelines under the guidance of senior engineers to move, transform, and quality‑check data for analytics and reporting
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to enhance data workflows - examples include using AI‑powered code assistants for development, applying machine learning models for data quality checks, and exploring generative AI for documentation or query optimization
• Contribute to data product features by translating user stories into small technical tasks, writing unit tests, and documenting changes
• Analyze and improve data quality, creating checks, profiling datasets, and assisting in root‑cause analysis for data issues
• Support solution design by drafting simple models, diagrams, or design notes and participating in design reviews
• Automate the boring stuff using CI/CD basics, version control, and repeatable scripts for development and testing
• Work the agile way: participate in stand‑ups, backlog refinement, demos, and retros; help track work in Jira
• Learn cloud data patterns (e.g., ingestion, ELT, medallion/Lakehouse, cost‑aware architecture) and apply them on bite‑sized tasks
• Document clearly - from runbooks to README files - so others can build on your work
   

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field with an anticipated graduation date December 2026 – June 2028 (or similar)
• Coursework or hands‑on projects using SQL and at least one programming language (preferably Python)
• Fundamental understanding of databases, data structures, and basic software engineering practices (version control, testing)
• Clear written and verbal communication; collaborative, curious, and eager to learn in a fast‑paced settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud data concepts (Azure or Snowflake), dbt, or data modeling basics
• Experience with analytics or data visualization (e.g., building queries for BI)
• Exposure to agile practices (Scrum/Kanban) and issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira)
• Interest in healthcare and using data to improve cost, quality, and experience

Pay

$25.00 per hour for Undergraduate

$30.00 per hour for Graduate

About Our Internships

Our paid internship program is thoughtfully curated to provide students experience and exposure to the health professional industry. Interns will be given the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real work projects, build meaningful relationship and connections within the organization, and experience our mission and enterprise goals through our program curriculum centered on our leadership model (Personal, People, Thought, and Results Leadership). To see more about our internship program, check out this video.

Our Summer 2026 Internship is August 24th through December 31st, 2026.

As an intern at Blue Shield of California, you will:

• Participate in impactful projects during a 10-week internship program
• Undertake a 10-week curriculum designed to familiarize interns with BSC, leadership development, exposure to the healthcare industry, and more
• Be invited to participate in BSC employee events and networking opportunities such as Employee Resource Groups, employee volunteer activities, and more
   

About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.    
 
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company. 

Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.   

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values: 

At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.