Fall 2025 Data Engineering Internship Kroger Technology & Digital

Are you a dynamic creative thinker with a passion for food? Are you eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced innovative environment? Are you looking for an internship where you can utilize your newly acquired education, skills, and experience to help get your career started?

Kroger is looking for current college students who are interested in gaining on the job training, mentorship, and real-world experience in their field of choice.

The Kroger Fall Internship Program is a 15-week immersive experience that offers students an opportunity to grow their careers through a variety of focused internship assignments.

Fall 2025 dates: August 18 - December 5.

Our program offers competitive pay, hands-on learning experiences, company exposure to senior leaders, and professional development opportunities.

Spend your summer driving projects, refining your professional skills, working along industry leaders, and connecting with other students from across the country.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kroger Co (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Minimum


* Open to computer science or STEM majors, must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university with a preferred GPA of 3.0


* Basic understanding of data engineering principles and ETL processes.


* Any experience with relational databases, BI reporting and data discovery tools is preferred (PowerBI, Tableau, SQL Server, Snowflake, MS Azure)


* Exposure to any programming language (Python, Spark, R, etc.)


* Highly motivated student with the desire to take initiative on their own work

Desired


* Strong leadership skills and the ability to work in groups or independently


* Accuracy and attention to detail with the ability to preserve confidentiality of information


* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to present information to various levels of the organization


* Ability to analyze and interpret information and apply to business needs


* Commitment to providing customer service


* Prior experience in a retail environment

Responsibilities for Candidates:


* Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines.


* Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand data requirements.


* Help in optimizing data storage and retrieval processes.


* Participate in data cleaning, transformation, and integration tasks.


* Document data processes and contribute to technical documentation.


* Partner with associates on various projects to implement technical and corporate strategies


* Participate in weekly/monthly department meetings


* Assist in working on new technology platforms that are revolutionizing the retail industry


* Participate in intern programs...