Data Engineering Intern (Quill – Hybrid) – June 2025

Staples is business to business. You are what binds us together.  

We’re searching for you: fresh talent with new ideas, innovation, passion, and drive to bring to Staples. We have student and graduate opportunities where you’ll help the Staples, Inc. organization be more successful and productive while building a purposeful career. Whether you are looking for a summer internship, co-op, or an entry-level role, we’ll help you develop the technical and soft skills you need to thrive in the future.  

This position is a part of a hybrid work model, 4 days in the office and 1 day remote, based out of the Quill Corporate facility in Lincolnshire, IL. 

Target Start Date: June 2, 2025 – August 15, 2025 (11-week program)

What you bring to the table:  

• Collaborative – able to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives  
• Customer Focused – able to identify and understand internal or external customer needs and interests and deliver customer-centric solutions  
• Inclusive – dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment consisting of diverse individuals from varying backgrounds and cultures  
• Innovative – develop new insights; question conventional approaches; encourage new ideas; design and implement new solutions  
• Self-Developer – actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels  

What you’ll be doing:  

• Working on building API-based ETLs, data cleansing, and visualization
• Collecting the requirements and providing the required data points for reporting at the correct granularity for data-related projects
• Help design and build aggregates for sales and digital marketing

What’s needed – Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s in an IT/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering major, enrolled as a full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 college credits
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Strong Excel skills: the ability to use databases, shell scripting, SQL scripting, and Python
• Strong knowledge of database design, relational modeling, and Normalization and De-Normalization
• Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Business Objects, and Tableau

What’s needed – Preferred Qualifications:

• Enjoy working in teams and being highly communicative
• Able to multi-task and be flexible to new initiatives 

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer who values the diversity of our people, products, and services.