DE Intern + SDE Trainee - Off Campus Hiring 2026

Overview

A 6-month internship as a DE Intern + SDE Trainee at Sigmoid, with exposure to both Data Engineering and Software Engineering, followed by a performance-based opportunity for full-time conversion.

What you'll do

• Participate in comprehensive technical training covering data engineering, software engineering, and AI/ML fundamentals.
• Work on hands-on projects spanning data pipelines, analytics, LLM integrations, and software development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on real client projects.
• Attend workshops, mentoring sessions, and technical skill development programs including AI tooling and prompt engineering.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes (Data Engineering track).
• Work with big data technologies and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) to process and transform large datasets.
• Implement data quality frameworks and monitoring systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to support analytics and AI/ML initiatives.
• Optimize data storage solutions and ensure data governance and compliance.
• Build and maintain AI/ML feature stores and vector databases to support large-scale model serving.
• Design and operationalize LLM data pipelines, including ingestion, chunking, embedding generation, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.
• Integrate AI orchestration frameworks with AI operators into data workflows.
• Apply Generative AI tools (e.g., OpenAI API, Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI) to automate data transformation, enrichment, and classification tasks.
• Develop web applications, mobile apps, and enterprise software solutions (Software Engineering track).
• Build APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Work on frontend and backend development using modern frameworks.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Contribute to product architecture and technical decision-making.
• Design and develop AI-powered product features, including chatbots, intelligent search, recommendation engines, and natural language interfaces using LLM APIs.
• Develop secure and scalable backend services for AI model inference, including API gateway integration, rate limiting, caching, and model routing strategies.
• Work with multimodal AI capabilities (vision, speech, document understanding) to build enriched user experiences and intelligent automation workflows.
• Interface with enterprise customers, including leading Fortune 500 companies, to understand their strategic priorities and contribute to aligning Sigmoid's solutions with their business goals.

What you'll need

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong programming fundamentals in at least one language such as Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, or Scala.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• A good grasp of database concepts and SQL.
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and version control systems like Git.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Self-starter with a keen eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving requirements.
• A high degree of ownership, initiative, and customer-centric thinking.
• Open to candidates from circuit branches (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical, etc.).
• Minimum CGPA of 7.0 or above.
• No active academic backlogs at the time of application.
• 2026 and 2027 graduating batches.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Duration: 6-month internship, followed by a performance-based opportunity for full-time conversion based on performance throughout the training period.