Software/Data Intern

Summer Internship at WhatInMyWater Company Description WhatInMyWater aggregates UK water data into a powerful, enterprise-grade dataset and user-friendly service. Our platform empowers individuals with personalised water-quality reports based on their postcode, backed by collaborations with leading water-health scientists to ensure cutting-edge biomarker standards. Through data engineering, research, and AI-driven insights, we’re making clean water information transparent and accessible to all. Role Overview Join us as a Summer Intern in our remote office to help shape the future of water-quality transparency. This unpaid, hands-on role offers flexible hours (approximately 20–30 hours per week) to accommodate your schedule. You’ll work on real-world projects, from building data pipelines to enhancing AI-driven reports, gaining end-to-end product development experience in a dynamic startup environment. What You’ll Do Data Ingestion & Scraping Develop and maintain Python/Go scripts to scrape water-quality data from government sites, PDFs (via OCR), and public APIs Build a robust, reusable scraping pipeline with error handling, logging, and scheduling Backend & Database Work Design and optimise Postgres database schemas for large-scale time-series water data Support deployment and hosting using Docker, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines AI & Reporting Experiment with generative-AI models and prompt engineering to improve the clarity and personalisation of water-quality reports Collaborate with science partners to translate biomarker thresholds into accessible, user-friendly metrics Research & Product Support Create user-facing content, assist with documentation, or contribute to UX wireframes Who You Are Pursuing (or recently completed) a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Environmental Science, or a related field, or have programming experience Comfortable writing clean, documented code in Python, Go, or TypeScript Familiar with web-scraping tools (e.g., BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, OCR libraries, REST/SOAP APIs) Eager to learn Postgres database design and querying Curious about generative AI, prompt engineering, or data visualisation A collaborative communicator who thrives in fast-paced teams What You’ll Gain Hands-on experience building a full-stack data product from the ground up Mentorship from experienced engineers and water-health researchers Proficiency with modern tools: TypeScript (frontend), Go/Python (backend), Postgres, Docker, AWS A portfolio-worthy project and a letter of recommendation upon successful completion Flexible hours to balance your internship with other commitments How to Apply Send your CV and a brief cover note (max 300 words) to recruitment@whatsinmywater.me with the subject line: “Summer Internship Application – [Your Name]” . In your cover note, tell us briefly about your experience, and which project area (e.g., data scraping, AI reporting, etc) excites you most and why. Include any links to projects! :) Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—apply now to join our mission for cleaner, transparent water! Note: This is an unpaid internship designed to provide valuable experience and professional growth for early-career individuals.

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 6/3/2025