Intern - Data Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Why GM Financial?
GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.

Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES

About the Role

Are you excited about innovation, entrepreneurship and solving complex business problems? Then we are looking for you! Gain hands-on experience in data engineering by supporting code debugging, troubleshooting, and solution development to improve system performance and reliability. This role collaborates with team members through peer code reviews and technical problem-solving while building knowledge of emerging technologies, system operations, and the latest technology releases.

In this role you will:

• Debugging computer code to correct errors and improve performance
• Problem solving and solution creation
• Participating in peer code reviews to improve the quality of code written by team members
• Proactively learning about new technologies
• Regular communication and troubleshooting with team members
• Reviewing documentation about the latest technology releases and project updates to ensure understanding of system operations

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you an ideal candidate?

• Strong written and verbal communication skills required. This incumbent will be required to give presentations and communicate with business leaders.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, problem solving, and conceptual skills required.
• 1-2 years of experience with programming languages (Java/C++/Python) preferred
• 1-2 years of experience with Version Control Systems (GitHub, VSA, SVN) preferred
• Must be detail oriented and able to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to work independently or in a team setting.
• Previous internships are considered a plus.

AI Skills Preferred:

• Experience with AI assisted software development or automation
• Knowledge of prompting techniques to improve output quality
• Awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations

Experience & Education

• Must be a current student pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics with at least one semester remaining upon start of the internship.
• Must possess a minimum of a 3.0 (out of a 4-point scale) overall GPA.
• Junior or Senior classification preferred.

Our program offers

• 11 weeks of work experience (May 26 - August 6, 2027)
• Executive and peer networking opportunities
• Independent and team project experiences
• Philanthropic activities
• Career development
• Opportunity to apply for full-time career positions

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture - an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work - we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 3-days a week in office

GM FINANCIAL DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM FINANCIAL AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, et

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