2026 Data Science Internship - United States, PhD or Masters Student

2026 Data Science Internship - United States, PhD or Masters Student

Job ID: 3144155 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Do you have a passion for data? Are you matriculating in a Master’s or PhD program? Amazon is looking for driven data science students with strong modeling skills who are comfortable owning and executing data.

To be successful in this internship, you will need the ability to develop, automate, and run analytical models for our systems. During this internship, you will build tools and support structures needed to analyze and dive deep into data to resolve systems errors and changes. You will have the ability to present your findings to our business partners and help drive improvements.

Previous applicants demonstrated the aptitude to manage medium-scale modeling projects, identified requirements, and built methodology/tools that were statistically grounded.

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Basic Qualifications

• Can relocate to where the internship is based
• Experience with data scripting languages (e.g. SQL, Python, R etc.) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, or Matlab)
• Experience in data science, machine learning or data mining
• Experience with big data: processing, filtering, and presenting large quantities (100K to Millions of rows) of data
• Must be eligible for and available for full-time (40 hours per week) internship for the whole duration of the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with clustered data processing (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Map-reduce, and Hive)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Compensation and Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $97,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.