Intern Data Engineer

About DEPT

DEPT is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Looking to kick off your engineering career as a data engineer? In this internship, you’ll join our talent program designed to shape you into a productive data engineer capable of working in a multidisciplinary team. We’ll share all the knowledge we have and provide you with the attention, feedback, challenges and support you need to grow into a standout professional. In short, our goal is to help you reach your full potential.

A data engineer is the engineer who makes data useful. One moment you’re building pipelines that move and transform data from multiple systems, the next you’re modeling datasets that enable analytics, automation and smarter decision making. You’ll help create the foundations that power digital products, customer insights and AI-driven solutions. From day one you’ll be paired with a dedicated mentor for 1-on-1 coaching and join a team of passionate engineers always ready to help.

You’ll work on real client projects, gaining hands‑on experience with modern data platforms and solving real business problems. By the end of your internship you’ll have built practical experience in modern data engineering and contributed to projects for A-list clients. Take it from us your resume will be more than ready for a future in the digital industry.

• Dive into exciting projects for clients like BOLIA, Tikkie, Foot Locker, BOLIA and
• Work alongside experienced data engineers and analytics engineers on real projects, learning and contributing from day one
• Build and improve data pipelines using technologies such as Python, SQL, Airflow and dbt
• Work with modern cloud data platforms such as Big Query, Snowflake or Databricks
• Ingest and transform data from APIs, databases, SaaS platforms and event streams
• Help model clean, reliable datasets for analytics, reporting and activation use cases
• Contribute to data quality, testing, observability and automation practices
• Collaborate with developers, analysts and strategists to turn data into business value
• Explore how AI and automation can improve data products and engineering workflows

• Even if you don’t tick every box, that doesn’t mean we’re not a match. If you feel like this role could be right for you, just go for it and apply.
• You are passionate about data, technology and solving problems
• You have a proactive attitude, are naturally curious and stay aware of trends in data and AI
• You have experience through studies, projects or side projects with programming or data work
• You have a Git Hub, portfolio or project work you can share with your application
• You have an interest in topics like data modeling, cloud, analytics or automation
• You might already have experience with Python, SQL or working with data

• You are currently enrolled in a Dutch university for the entire duration of the internship
• Availability of 4 days per week, preferably 5, from September 2026 for a duration of 5 months
• You speak technical English fluently whether writing, presenting or collaborating with the team

• Python or SQL
• dbt, Airflow or other orchestration tools
• Cloud platforms like GCP, AWS or Azure
• APIs and data integration
• Git and software engineering fundamentals
• Dashboards or BI tooling (Looker, Power BI, Tableau)
• Basic knowledge of machine learning or AI workflows

• We have been named a Great Place To Work in 2023.
• We have been a Certified B Corp since 2021.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global – at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them.
• A monthly allowance of 450 euros plus 50 euro internet allowance.
• Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications.
• Everything to…