Information Engineer Intern 2023 @ Starburst

Information Engineer Intern 2023

Posted on 3/31/2023

INACTIVE

11-50 employees

Data analytics query engine software

Company Overview

Starburst’s mission is to free their customers to see the invisible and achieve the impossible with their modern analytics engine software that addresses data silo and speed of access problems. The company has built their SQL-based MBP query engine based on open source Trino that delivers teams a common query tool that gives teams the ability to run analytics on data where it lives without moving data or making copies.

Locations

United States

Experience Level

Intern

Desired Skills

Data Analysis

Git

HTML/CSS

Java

SQL

Communications

CategoriesNew

Software Engineering

Requirements

Currently pursuing or recent graduate of a degree, program, or bootcamp in technical writing with a focus on IT and high technology environments, human-computer interaction, computer science, or related technical or scientific field
A GitHub or similar account with activity that clearly demonstrates your familiarity with coding and coding workflows in a programming language
A portfolio or website that demonstrates how you use content to support a technical audience through clear, concise writing if this content is not available in your GitHub account
Familiarity with one or more documentation platforms
Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Strong editing skills, and attention to detail
The ability to work independently in a remote capacity, as well as within a team environment

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers
Plan, create, and update technical documentation
Edit, clarify, and enhance the content experience
Learn and explain new technologies and technical concepts to others

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with Markdown or RestructuredText
Knowledge of databases, SQL, object storage, and data analysis
Ability to read source code written in Java
Experience with HTML and CSS

About Starburst

Starburst is the analytics engine for all your data. We provide the fastest, most efficient analytics engine for your data warehouse, data lake, or data mesh. We’re on a mission to free our customers to see the invisible and achieve the impossible. We unlock the value of distributed data by making it fast and easy to access, no matter where it lives. Starburst queries data across any database, making it instantly actionable for data-driven organizations. With Starburst, teams can lower the total cost of their infrastructure and analytics investments, prevent vendor lock-in, and use the existing tools that work for their business. Today more than 150 leading organizations trust us to make better decisions faster.

Though Starburst has achieved a unicorn status and raised $414M in venture funding from top investors, we were founded in a rather unusual way with customers and revenue from the very beginning! We operate globally in 10 countries and are proud to be named a Best Place to Work. Come join our team of All-Stars!

About the role

Familiarity with documentation platforms, markdown, and HTML, as well as some experience with programming is needed to get the job done. Knowledge of databases, SQL, object storage, and data analysis is helpful to grasp your users’ roles and responsibilities. Have a look at https://docs.starburst.io and https://trino.io/docs/current/ to see what you will be working on!

This paid internship will span 12 weeks in Summer 2023.

Core responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers.
Plan, create, and update technical documentation.
Edit, clarify, and enhance the content experience.
Learn and explain new technologies and technical concepts to others.

Requirements

Currently pursuing or recent graduate of a degree, program, or bootcamp in technical writing with a focus on IT and high technology environments, human-computer interaction, computer science, or related technical or scientific field.
A GitHub or similar account with activity that clearly demonstrates your familiarity with coding and coding workflows in a programming language.
A portfolio or website that demonstrates how you use content to support a technical audience through clear, concise writing if this content is not available in your GitHub account.
Familiarity with one or more documentation platforms.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
Strong editing skills, and attention to detail.
The ability to work independently in a remote capacity, as well as within a team environment.

Preferred qualifications

Familiarity with Markdown or RestructuredText.
Knowledge of databases, SQL, object storage, and data analysis.
Ability to read source code written in Java.
Experience with HTML and CSS.

Benefits

At Starburst, we’re constantly striving towards building a place where people come first by creating an environment of transparency, honesty, and respect. We take care of our global workforce by making sure employees enjoy competitive salaries and attractive stock grants, remote-friendly work options, access to quality and affordable insurance, and flexible and generous paid time off to start a family, travel, or just relax!

Headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in Warsaw, London, Palo Alto and Tel Aviv and employees across Europe and the Americas, we are committed to hiring where the talent is.

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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