Data Science Intern - Summer 2023

Data Science Intern - Summer 2023

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity. Our University Program is dedicated to attracting and cultivating the next generation of talent in virtually every field. Our program offers paid positions that allow students and recent graduates to gain real-world experience and develop essential skills while they learn from the best and brightest working professionals. We offer our interns a structured program and supportive environment where they can ignite their passion for the future. Our University Program is designed to provide participants exposure to meaningful work that supports our mission to make the digital world a safer place to live and work. CrowdStrike is where your talent meets cutting-edge tech. Ready to start building a career you can be proud of? Join us!

Start and End Date Options (12 Week Internship)

Start Date: May 31, 2023 | End Date: August 18, 2023

Start Date: June 5, 2023 | End Date: August 25, 2023 

Start Date: June 12, 2023 |End Date: September 1, 2023 

Company Overview:

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity. Our University Program is dedicated to attracting and cultivating the next generation of talent in virtually every field. Our program offers competitively paying positions that allow students and recent graduates to gain real-world experience and develop essential skills while they learn from the best and brightest working professionals. We offer our interns a structured twelve- or ten-week program and supportive, collaborative virtual, in-person, and hybrid environments where they can ignite their passion for the future of technology. Our University Program is designed to provide participants with exposure to meaningful work that supports CrowdStrike’s mission to make the digital world a safer place to live and work. CrowdStrike is where your talent meets cutting-edge tech. Ready to start building a career you can be proud of? Join us!

We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve. We encourage all prospective candidates to apply if their background matches the expertise below.

Fully Remote:

The Data Science Internship is fully remote and requires no travel. Your work location is the city/town/province you will be working from remotely. For our 12-week internship program, interns are allowed to work remotely from an alternative location for up to 2 weeks. Interns are also invited to work out of the CrowdStrike office located closest to their remote location.

About the Role:

  • You will have the opportunity to apply your coding, mathematical and scientific research skills to the bleeding edge of security technology. You’ll be able to leverage large-scale rich data to meaningfully improve our supervised learning models and refine our identification of malicious computer software and behavioral threats.

  • Work directly with Sr. Data Scientists, helping to create predictive machine learning models that help detect and stop today's most sophisticated threats

  • Hone your ability to balance detail-oriented research with goal-oriented business objectives

  • Implement and experiment with new algorithms and methodologies to help improve our machine learning models

  • Automate an visualize analyses, results and processes in our machine learning pipeline

Minimum Qualifications:

  • By the beginning of the internship, interns must have completed at least 2 years at a 4-year undergraduate university.

  • Analytically minded with completed coursework in linear algebra and statistics or an equivalent knowledge of applied mathematics.

  • Experienced in writing python code to pre-process and analyze data to generate actionable insights.

Bonus Points:

  • Have experience working on very large data sets of sparse high dimensional data and experience in pre-processing and analyzing such data to gain actionable insights

  • Eagerness to learn working in a Linux environment in the AWS cloud

  • Passionate to gain knowledge of CI / CD and associated best practices along with Docker-based development and orchestration

  • Willing to learn to contribute to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)Prior experience with Spinnaker, Relational DBs, or KV Stores

What You Can Expect:

  • Remote-first culture

  • Executive Speaker Series & Tech Talks

  • Fun socials and give-back events (e.g. virtual trivia, escape rooms, Intern Spirit Week, etc.) occurring weekly

  • Development workshops to grow your soft and hard skills

  • Networking opportunities with fellow interns and CrowdStrikers

  • Owning impactful projects that move the company forward

  • Working alongside a diverse and global team

  • Assigned one-on-one mentor and continuous feedback

  • Participation in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

  • Access to our FalconFit Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program

  • Fun Slack channels (e.g. food, gaming, sports, pets, etc.)

  • Paid holidays, sick days, and 401k

  • Market leader in compensation

What You Can Expect:

  • Executive Speaker Series & Tech Talks

  • Fun socials and give-back events (e.g. virtual trivia, escape rooms, etc.)

  • Development workshops to grow your soft and hard skills

  • Networking opportunities with fellow interns and CrowdStrikers

  • Owning impactful projects that move the company forward

  • Working alongside a diverse and global team

  • Assigned mentor and continuous feedback

  • Participation in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

  • Access to our FalconFit Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program

  • Fun Slack channels (e.g. food, gaming, sports, pets, etc.)

  • Paid holidays and 401k matching

  • Remote-first culture

  • Market leader in compensation

We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Recruiting@crowdstrike.com, for further assistance.

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For applicants in Ithaca - NY, New Jersey City - NJ, and Colorado, the hourly rate for this position is $40 - 45.

CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.

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