Terminal
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SoftwareEngineeringIntern(DataPlatform)
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“Software Engineering Intern (Data Platform) at Terminal. Skills: Data platforms, Data streaming, Data storage, Data analytics. Build streaming data pipelines. Optimize streaming data pipelines”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills
4-12 month internship, On-site in Toronto
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Understanding of software patterns, Understanding of data structures, Understanding of algorithms, Understanding of basic system design, Experience with Java, Curious about large-scale data systems, Curious about real-time processing, Problem-solving skills, Eagerness to learn, Able to work collaboratively
Nice to Have
Coursework involving databases, Coursework involving distributed systems, Coursework involving data processing, Projects involving data pipelines, Projects involving stream processing, Exposure to AWS, Exposure to GCP, Exposure to Azure, Experience working with Java, Exposure to Kafka, Exposure to Flink, Exposure to Spark
What You'll Do.
Build streaming data pipelines
Optimize streaming data pipelines
Build batch data pipelines
Optimize batch data pipelines
Work on scalable storage solutions
Handle petabytes of data
Support data quality implementation
Support data processing implementation
Participate in code reviews
Engage with customers
Collaborate with teams
Understand requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
ABOUT TERMINAL Terminal is Plaid for Telematics in commercial trucking. Companies building the next generation of insurance products, financial services and fleet software for trucking use our Universal API to access GPS data, speeding data and vehicle stats. We are a fast-growing, venture-backed startup supported by top investors including Y Combinator, Golden Ventures and Wayfinder Ventures. Our exceptionally talented team is based in Toronto, Canada. For more info, check out our website: https://withterminal.com Note: This role is only available to Toronto/GTA-based candidates ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for a software engineering intern who's excited about building scalable data platforms. This is an opportunity to work on real production systems, contributing to the data platform that powers Terminal's API and handles everything from data streaming and storage to analytics at petabyte scale. You'll work closely with our senior software engineers, contributing to projects that directly impact how we process and deliver high-volume telematics data to our customers. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Help build and optimize streaming and batch data pipelines that support our core product - Work on scalable storage solutions for handling petabytes of IoT and time-series data - Support implementation of data quality and data processing capabilities - Participate in code reviews and learn best practices for writing clean, maintainable code - Directly support and engage with our customers and partners - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions - Gain hands-on experience with modern data infrastructure technologies and AI tools ABOUT YOU - Available for a 4-12 month internship on-site at our office in downtown Toronto, starting this upcoming fall or winter term - Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field - Completed at least 2 full years of undergrad (3rd+ year) - Completed at least 1 prior profes
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