ESG Digitalization Intern – Software & Data Engineering

Location: Zürich, ZH, ch Employment Type: {'id': 'intern', 'label': 'Intern'}

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industrial manufacturing. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and transportation sector toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 33,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.20 billion in 2025.

Job Description

Support the ESG Controlling Team in Zürich/Altstetten in its digitalization and automation journey, building and maintaining applications and data pipelines that drive automated, scalable ESG reporting.

Main Task

Software Development: Design, build, and maintain web applications, covering both front-end and back-end development. Understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and contribute to the full software lifecycle from specification through deployment.

Secondary Task (Nice to have)

CI/CD & Infrastructure: Support the setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment (e.g. GitHub Actions, Terraform).

Data Engineering & Analytics: Develop and maintain data pipelines and workflows in Databricks to support ESG Reporting use cases, including data ingestion, transformation, and modelling.

Qualifications

Must haves

Experience with modern web technologies and frameworks (Node.js, Next.js, React) and JavaScript or TypeScript

Understanding of databases and SQL

Willingness to learn

Proactive approach

Enjoyment of problem solving

Good communication and teamwork skills

English language is required, German/Spanish is a plus

Nice to have

Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g. GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Bicep, Terraform).

Knowledge of or interest in Databricks, data engineering, Python, and analytics workflows.

Knowledge of PowerBI

Familiarity with basic API design principles

Understanding of data modelling and dbt.

What we offer

Dynamic and fun team

Multicultural environment

Working with senior tech leads

Visibility to IT management if that is perceived motivating

Well defined projects in case school requires formal documentations for credit(s)

Additional Information

We look forward to your application. For this position, only direct applications will be considered.

We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.