Software Engineering Co-op
Acceldata, Kitchener
- Pay
- CA$20–CA$30 / hour
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Intern
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- Jan 22, 2024
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About the role
ABOUT US
Acceldata is the market leader in Enterprise Data Observability. Founded in 2018, Silicon Valley-based Acceldata has developed the world's first Enterprise Data Observability Platform to help build and operate great data products.
Enterprise Data Observability is at the intersection of today’s hottest and most crucial technologies such as AI, LLMs, Analytics, and DataOps. Acceldata provides mission-critical capabilities that deliver highly trusted and reliable data to power enterprise data products.
Delivered as a SaaS product, Acceldata's solutions have been embraced by global customers, such as HPE, HSBC, Visa, Freddie Mac, Manulife, Workday, Oracle, PubMatic, PhonePe (Walmart), Hersheys, Dun & Bradstreet, and many more. Acceldata is a Series-C funded company whose investors include Insight Partners, March Capital, Lightspeed, Sorenson Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Emergent Ventures.
Summary
As a Software Engineering Co-op at Acceldata Inc in Canada, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting big data projects and create a Data platform from scratch, learn from experienced professionals, and make a real impact by showcasing your effort directly to the enterprise. In this role, you will design, build, and scale components of the Acceldata Open Data Platform (ODP), contributing to open-source technologies and solving real-world challenges in large-scale data infrastructure. We seek passionate, self-driven individuals eager to make a tangible impact, learn continuously, and deliver solutions that enable organizations to unlock the full potential of the open-source community.
This is a 4 month assignment, 40 hours per week, with required on-site presence at 151 Charles Street West, inside the Communitech Innovation Center.
Why Intern With Us: At Acceldata, you won’t just be writing code; you’ll be shaping the foundation of modern data platforms used by some of the world’s largest enterprises. You’ll work alongside seasoned engineers and open-source contributors who are passionate about solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale. Every project you take on will directly impact how a data platform is managed, observed, and optimized across hybrid and cloud ecosystems.
This is your chance to build technology that truly matters, software that drives mission-critical pipelines, scales to petabytes, and influences the open-source community at large. We move fast, value creativity, and reward innovation. If you’re looking for a place where your ideas can become real systems and your work can be seen, used, and respected across the data ecosystem, Acceldata is where you belong.
RESPONSIBILITIES -
Collaborate with the engineering team to write, test, and deploy software solutions using advanced Java or Scala programming.
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Participate actively in the entire software development lifecycle, including requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
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