Summer 2026 Data Engineering Internship

T-Mobile is synonymous with innovation–and you could be part of the team that disrupted an entire industry! We reinvented customer service, brought real 5G to the nation, and now we’re shaping the future of technology in wireless and beyond. Our work is as exciting as it is rewarding, so consider the career opportunity below as your invitation to grow with us, make big things happen with us, above all, #BEYOU with us. Together, we won’t stop!

Get hands-on experience, training—and a leg up on a bright future.

Job Description Summary
Learn. Achieve. Build a Career.

T-Mobile is revolutionizing the wireless industry for millions of customers nationwide. Working here means rolling up your sleeves and redefining the status quo with a team that has your back every step of the way!

This is a 11-week paid learning experience during which you'll be able to connect and network with other interns and leaders within the company. We invite you to come innovate with mentors who will challenge you to develop meaningful skills. You'll contribute your creativity and outstanding ideas, while working alongside T-Mobile employees. We'll give you hands-on projects and the chance to create an immediate impact.

What It's Like:

My team sits at the center of T-Mobile’s Data Engineering organization, building the trusted data products, lakehouse architecture, and enterprise reporting foundations that power AI-driven decision-making across the company. We modernize core platforms, streamline ingestion and governance through Unity Catalog and medallion architecture, and deliver real-time, high-quality data that supports Consumer, FP&A, Finance, Network, TFB, and digital experiences. Our work enables a single, business-validated view of customers and operations—reducing complexity, improving cost efficiency, and accelerating transformation initiatives across the enterprise. We also drive data culture and literacy, equipping teams with the tools, training, and insights needed to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively.

What You'll Do:

An intern on our team would support the development and delivery of enterprise data products by helping design and validate data pipelines, document metadata, and improve data quality across our lakehouse architecture. They would contribute to real business outcomes by assisting with ingestion workflows, dashboard testing, lineage mapping, and analytics used by multiple business partners. The intern would also help advance our data culture by preparing training materials, building simple visualizations, and analyzing adoption trends to make insights more accessible across teams. Their analytical curiosity and fresh perspective would strengthen our modernization efforts and accelerate delivery of reliable, high-quality data solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with building and validating data pipelines in the lakehouse environment.

• Support ingestion standardization by reviewing schemas, quality rules, and pipeline outputs.

• Perform data profiling to identify anomalies, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

• Help evaluate AI/ML model outputs or monitoring dashboards (as applicable).

• Summarize lessons learned, best practices, and enablement content for broader team use.

What It Takes:

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

• Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

• Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals

• Foundational knowledge of data engineering concepts, including SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud platforms.

• Experience with Python for data manipulation, scripting, or basic automation.

• Familiarity with cloud data ecosystems such as Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or AWS.

• -At least 18 years of age
  -Legally authorized to work in the United States
  -High School Diploma or GED
  -Must be actively enrolled in a degree program or graduated within the last year
  -Employees of T-Mobile or Metro by T-Mobile are ineligible for internships

  Employer does not sponsor work visas for this position. Note that this also applies to individuals who are students in F-1 status who desire sponsorship after they complete their education.

  Relocation may be provided to program participants who reside more than 50 miles from the internship location.

  Intern wages range from $20/hour to $40/hour. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on experience/location.

Never stop growing!
As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder–it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable!

T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination, retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated.

Talent comes in all forms at the Un-carrier. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing ApplicantAccommodation@t-mobile.com or calling 1-844-873-9500. Please note, this contact channel is not a means to apply for or inquire about a position and we are unable to respond to non-accommodation related requests.