Internship - Software Engineering
Western Digital3 days ago
Petaling Jaya, MalaysiaIntern
Responsibilities
- Assist with database schema design and documentation for an automation system.
- Develop and maintain ETL pipelines for data ingestion and transformation.
- Build basic API interfaces for data access and integration with existing test infrastructure.
- Implement template parameter mapping and generation logic using Jinja2.
- Support reporting and dashboard development for engineering and operational metrics.
- Perform data quality checks and validation across structured and unstructured data sources.
- Maintain documentation for pipelines, schemas, and workflows.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain clean, well-documented code.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- Willingness to work on-site at the Kuala Lumpur office.
- Solid foundation in SQL and relational database concepts.
- Experience with Python for data handling and transformation; pandas or polars is a plus.
- Familiarity with REST API concepts, including consuming endpoints and mapping data.
- Basic understanding of ETL pipeline design and data ingestion workflows.
- Exposure to Jinja2 or similar templating engines.
- Ability to research and solve technical problems independently.
- Comfort working in a command-line environment, including remote access via SSH.
- Experience using Git for version control.
- Dashboarding experience with tools such as Grafana or Streamlit is a plus.
- Exposure to LLM integration or API usage, time-series or vector/knowledge data, or Go is a plus.
Benefits
- Participation in WD's Early Career program with structured onboarding, mentorship, foundational training, and development curriculum.
- On-site work at the KL COE Office in Kuala Lumpur.
- Expected internship onboarding/start date is January 2027.
About Western Digital
Western Digital designs and manufactures data storage devices and platforms, including hard disk drives and solid-state drives, for consumer electronics, enterprises, and hyperscale data centers. The public company, founded in 1970 and headquartered in San Jose, sells under the Western Digital and SanDisk brands through OEM and retail channels, and supplies cloud platforms and PC markets worldwide.