Frontend Software Engineering Intern

Sigma unlocks the value of data by delivering cloud-scale analytics and business intelligence with the simplicity of a spreadsheet, complete with pivot tables and next generation dashboards. We empower business professionals, non-technical users, and data teams to quickly explore, analyze, visualize, and collaborate, leveraging all of their data across the organization.

Our internship program at Sigma:

Sigma’s early career program is the launchpad for the next generation of engineers and innovators. As an Intern at Sigma, you’ll work on various production features and learn efficient engineering for large scalable systems. Our interns work directly with our engineers, product leaders, and designers across the organization everyday. We’re looking for students who bring curiosity, a spirit for collaboration, and a desire for shaping the future of business insights and data exploration.

Internship Program Qualifications:

• Authorization:
  • You must be legally authorized to work in the US beginning in September 2024
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for our internship positions, but we welcome applicants on a student visa (with authorization to work in the U.S.) to apply
• Location:
  • Our Frontend Engineering internships are in-person and located within San Francisco, CA. Relocation assistance will be provided for students who will need to relocate in the form of a relocation bonus.
  • Applicants must be able to work in-person in our San Francisco, CA office for the duration of their 3 month internship.

About the role:

Sigma’s Engineering organization is a dynamic, high performing team of Software Engineers who complement each other's skills. Our Engineers design, implement, and scale technical solutions that power our core product and enable our users to make data driven decisions in their businesses. As a Frontend Software Engineering Intern (Recent Grad), you will experiment, prototype, and implement features that help our global user base analyze and gather insights from their data. During your internship, you’ll partner directly with your engineering mentor, as well as collaborate with other teams across the business. This internship is a direct pipeline into a full-time role and conversion will be available based on performance. From Product Designers, Product Managers, Sales, and, of course, actual users, you will collaborate across the company to determine the best solution for your technical challenge. Interns will take their project from ideation through implementation, iterating and gathering feedback along the way. As an intern, you will deploy features and gather insights from customer metrics to aid you in making better development decisions and improve your business acumen.

During your internship you will:

• Learn how to build production software and understand how large Single Page Applications are built and extended with the user experience top of mind
• Gain an understanding of how to own a development project from beginning to end
• Develop automated unit tests to get the relevant code coverage and work with product owners and techpubs to document your work
• Partner with other Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers
• Design and deliver innovative solutions to improve the Sigma user experience by implementing new features into our product
• Find new ways to optimize the performance of one or more components of the product

What we’re looking for:

• Applicants must be a recent graduate (within the last 6 months) of a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree program in Computer Science or a related field
• Able to begin a 3 month internship in either July 2024 or August 2024
• Have an intermediate to advanced grasp of Operating Systems, Data structures, algorithms and at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.
• Excited to learn and build complex user interfaces, data visualizations, and systems with well-designed architecture
• Committed to delivering polished, high-quality features with a strong attention to detail.
• Solid project management and communication abilities. You love to find the right resources and can own tasks end to end with minimal supervision.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment with a humble attitude toward learning and accepting feedback
• Able to commit 40 hrs a week for 12 weeks in-person in one of our office locations

Additional Job details

Interns at Sigma are compensated with an hourly rate and relocation bonus (where applicable). Our hourly rate for this role is $50.00 per hour.

About us:

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard, explore data for themselves, and make better, faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive, spreadsheet-like interface – no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface, Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such as forecasting capabilities, an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024, to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure, data application development, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round, with additional participation from a group of past investors including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures.The Series D funding, raised at a valuation 60% higher than the company’s Series C round three years ago, promises to further accelerate Sigma’s growth.

Come join us!

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees:

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Sigma Computing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow_._

Note: We have an in-office work environment in both our SF & NYC office.