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 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.