Data is at the core of modern business, yet many teams struggle with its overwhelming volume and complexity. At Atlan, we’re changing that. As the world’s first active metadata platform, we help organisations transform data chaos into clarity and seamless collaboration.
From Fortune 500 leaders to hyper-growth startups, from automotive innovators redefining mobility to healthcare organisations saving lives, and from Wall Street powerhouses to Silicon Valley trailblazers — we empower ambitious teams across industries to unlock the full potential of their data.
Recognised as leaders by Gartner and Forrester and backed by Insight Partners, Atlan is at the forefront of reimagining how humans and data work together. Joining us means becoming part of a movement to shape a future where data drives extraordinary outcomes.
🚀 Join Atlan’s Engineering Internship – Build, Scale & Innovate!
At Atlan, we're looking for passionate problem-solvers eager to take on big challenges. If you love building, learning, and pushing boundaries, this is your chance to work on real-world problems alongside a talented and driven engineering team.
We’re seeking candidates who have demonstrated their skills—whether through courses, open-source contributions, prior internships, or personal projects. At Atlan, interns don’t just learn—they build, innovate, and own impactful projects that shape the future of data and AI.
Platform Engineering Internship
🤖 AI-Powered Observability – Work on cutting-edge AI solutions processing billions of data points, tackling the biggest problems in the observability world.
💰 Cloud FinOps – Learn how to set up and run FinOps for a fast-scaling organization like Atlan.
🚀 DORA Metrics & CI/CD at Scale – Build highly scalable pipelines and design a release system capable of handling hundreds of releases per day.
Frontend Engineering Internship
⚡ Build High-Performance UIs – Develop intuitive, high-performance interfaces that empower data & AI teams to do their best work.
🎨 Human-Centered Design – Craft experiences that make complex workflows seamless for users working with large-scale data.
📢 Ayush Rathore, a current engineering intern at Atlan, shares three key lessons from his internship. Check them out here: My Engineering Internship Journey
About Altan
We started out as a data team ourselves and worked across large-scale data projects for 200 organizations, including the United Nations' SDGs National Data Platforms.
Today, Atlan is the next-generation platform for data and AI governance. It is a control plane that stitches together a business's disparate data infrastructure, cataloging data and enriching it with business context and security.
Data practitioners spend 30-50% of their time finding and understanding data; Atlan's platform cuts that time by 95% and sets a new standard for modern data governance and AI readiness. With Atlan, data and business teams can easily find, trust, and govern AI-ready data.
Backed by top investors including GIC, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital India, and Salesforce Ventures, Atlan features deep integrations across the modern data stack and is trusted by the likes of Cisco, Autodesk, Unilever, Ralph Lauren, FOX, News Corp, Nasdaq, NextGen, Plaid, and HubSpot to enable major AI and data democratization initiatives.
Application Process
Online Application: Candidates MUST apply through our careers page.
Applications Open: 21st February 2025.
Applications Close: 7th March 2025.
Application Review: Our team will assess your application to determine if you're a good fit.
Online Test: A test link will be shared with shortlisted candidates after the application review.
Take-Home Challenge: Based on your test performance, you'll work on a take-home task designed to evaluate your problem-solving abilities and creativity.
Interview: Engage in a comprehensive interview to explore your fit with our culture, values, and the role. You'll be informed in real time when your interview is scheduled.
Offer: Receive the internship offer.
Internship Start Date: 2nd June 2025.
Program Highlights
Onboarding Week (In-Person): 2nd June 2025 – 6th June 2025.
Location: Delhi or Bangalore (to be confirmed closer to the date).
Covered Expenses: Atlan will cover your stay and travel expenses for the onboarding week.
Internship Duration: 6 months (paid, full-time).
Work Mode: Fully remote after the onboarding week—work from anywhere!
Future Opportunities: Potential to transition into a full-time role at Atlan.
Eligibility Criteria
Students currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering in India who can commit to full-time internship.
Major or concentration in Computer Science or a closely related field.
You must commit for the one-week in-person onboarding and 6 months of fully remote full-time internship.
Demonstrate dedication to the internship.
Show passion and drive to succeed in the tech industry (assessed via application questions and program interviews).
What you’ll do as an intern at Atlan? 🤔
Learn from experts with decades of experience. Understand customer needs, market dynamics, and what drives success.
Dive deep into our architecture and APIs. Extend our solutions with the guidance of senior engineers and build tools that matter.
Seek continuous improvement – Regularly seek feedback from your mentors and peers to continuously improve your skills and contributions to Atlan. Strive to become better every day.
Platform Engineering Internship - Work on cutting-edge AI-driven observability solutions that process billions of data points, helping solve some of the biggest challenges in the observability world. Learn to set up and run Cloud FinOps at scale, optimizing cloud costs for a fast-growing company. Drive DORA metrics and CI/CD automation, building highly scalable pipelines and release systems that can handle hundreds of deployments per day.
Frontend Engineering Internship - Build high-performance, intuitive UIs that empower data & AI teams to collaborate seamlessly. Work on complex workflows that make large-scale data exploration and governance effortless. Push the boundaries of frontend performance, human-centered design, and user experience, creating tools that enable data practitioners to do their best work, faster.
What makes you a great match for us? 😍
Passion for problem-solving: Enthusiastic individuals ready to solve real-world pain points for data teams immediately.
Technical proficiency: For the Frontend Intern role, experience with TypeScript and React is preferred. For the Platform Intern role, familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), Jenkins, Datadog, Grafana, ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, and Elasticsearch is a plus.
Teamwork and leadership: Excellent teamwork and demonstrated leadership abilities are essential as our teams thrive on collaboration.
Public contributions: Showcase your coding abilities through contributions to public projects, evidenced by an active GitHub profile.
Analytical thinking: Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
Intellectual curiosity: A collaborative spirit, openness to new challenges, and a willingness to take ownership of projects.
Attention to detail: A keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy and quality in your work.
Communication skills: Strong communication and presentation skills.
Self-motivation: Results-oriented and self-driven individuals.
Cross-functional interaction: Ability to interact effectively with cross-functional teams.
Working at Atlan 👨💻 👩💻
- [We love open-source. One of our open-source projects was trending worldwide on GitHub.](https://github.com/atlanhq)
- [Read about our 10 engineering commandments](https://blog.atlan.com/team/engineering-commandments/)
- [The why, what, and who of internships at Atlan](https://blog.atlan.com/team/internships-why-what-who/)
- [Engineering demos: How we share knowledge and build better engineering culture](https://blog.atlan.com/team/engineering-demos-knowledge/)
- [Going from great people to greater teams: How we think about growth at Atlan](https://blog.atlan.com/team/growth-people-teams/)
Do your life’s best work at Atlan 🚀
At Atlan, our mission is to help data teams do their life's best work. Inside Atlan, our goal is to help Atlanians do their life's best work while at Atlan and reach their Ikigai.
We'd normally invite potential Atlanians to our office to meet our team and understand our culture. But given the global pandemic, we've opened up our internal team handbook instead, which is a great read about our values and principles and how we think about growth and internal practices as we build a dream team.
At Atlan, we believe the future belongs to the humans of data. From curing diseases to advancing space exploration, data teams are powering humanity's greatest achievements. Yet, working with data can be chaotic—our mission is to transform that experience. We're reimagining how data teams collaborate by building the home they deserve, enabling them to create winning data cultures and drive meaningful progress.
Joining Atlan means:
Ownership from Day One: Whether you're an intern or a full-time teammate, you’ll own impactful projects, chart your growth, and collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry.
Limitless Opportunities: At Atlan, your growth has no boundaries. If you’re ready to take initiative, the sky’s the limit.
A Global Data Community: We’re deeply embedded in the modern data stack, contributing to open-source projects, sponsoring meet-ups, and empowering team members to grow through conferences and learning opportunities.
As a fast-growing, fully remote company trusted by global leaders like Cisco, Nasdaq, and HubSpot, we’re creating a category-defining platform for data and AI governance. Backed by top investors, we’ve achieved 7X revenue growth in two years and are building a talented team spanning 15+ countries.
If you’re ready to do your life’s best work and help shape the future of data collaboration, join Atlan and become part of a mission to empower the humans of data to achieve more, together.
We are an equal opportunity employer
At Atlan, we’re committed to helping data teams do their lives’ best work. We believe that diversity and authenticity are the cornerstones of innovation, and by embracing varied perspectives and experiences, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives. Atlan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.