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.