
DataProphet is a leading provider of production intelligence solutions for machine builders and manufacturers, starting as a machine learning consultancy in 2014 and evolving to offer award-winning, AI-driven manufacturing solutions. Their platform, DataProphet Connect, and services focus on enhancing manufacturing excellence by providing actionable insights into production processes. They achieve this through data readiness assessments, data monitoring and governance, unifying production data for real-time views, and deploying AI/ML to identify critical factors for process optimization. DataProphet has a proven track record with significant improvements for clients, including a 55% reduction in defects for an engine block manufacturer and a 39% average quality improvement for a tire producer. Their business model is a combination of SaaS for their platform and services, positioning them as trusted advisors for manufacturers globally, with a presence in South Africa and the Netherlands and having assisted manufacturers in over 30 countries.

DataProphet is a leading provider of production intelligence solutions for machine builders and manufacturers, starting as a machine learning consultancy in 2014 and evolving to offer award-winning, AI-driven manufacturing solutions. Their platform, DataProphet Connect, and services focus on enhancing manufacturing excellence by providing actionable insights into production processes. They achieve this through data readiness assessments, data monitoring and governance, unifying production data for real-time views, and deploying AI/ML to identify critical factors for process optimization. DataProphet has a proven track record with significant improvements for clients, including a 55% reduction in defects for an engine block manufacturer and a 39% average quality improvement for a tire producer. Their business model is a combination of SaaS for their platform and services, positioning them as trusted advisors for manufacturers globally, with a presence in South Africa and the Netherlands and having assisted manufacturers in over 30 countries.
Introduction
Join our award-winning team. Build the tools and systems that will help manufacturers to thrive, sustainably.
DataProphet is a global industrial intelligence advisory and technology company that turns production data into real value. Working at DataProphet is an opportunity to make a real impact in top-tier manufacturing operations across the world. We strive to cultivate a multidisciplinary team of technologists andmanufacturing experts, and to continuously improve DataProphet Connect, our cutting-edge industrial data platform, on behalf of our customers and partners.
Role Overview
DataProphet Connect is a fully-managed, cloud-based industrial data and analytics platform for manufacturers and machine builders. Connect currently ingests billions of data points weekly from factories located in over 30 countries.
DataProphet Connect includes an industrial data gateway for factories: a physical appliance which receives and processes data from a wide range of factory data sources including Scada, PLCs, databases, and historians, then uploads this data into the customer’s cloud environment.
These “Edge” devices operate under challenging conditions, yet our customers expect a high level of reliability, performance, and ease of use from their Edge fleets. As a member of our Edge team, you will be helping us to continuously refine our Edge stack for this purpose.
We're looking for a curious, driven, and detail-oriented Engineering Intern to join the Edge team. You’ll work at the intersection of OT, IT, the on-device (Linux) OS, our centralised fleet services, and the various software components that make up the Edge stack. You’ll support the development, deployment, and monitoring of IIoT solutions for manufacturing applications. You will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of Linux systems, streaming frameworks, infrastructure management, concurrent programming, and collaborative software engineering, to name a few. We’re a friendly, collegial team that holds itself to high standards of software engineering and customer service.
What you will learn
Mandatory Qualifications & Skills
Preferred Skills
Why join DataProphet?
We are a small but diverse and very ambitious team who are passionate about what we do and aligned in our vision to create inspiring change in the world around us. We spend our days solving challenging technical problems in manufacturing through software engineering and cutting edge AI.
Our global team works together through the use of technology which is supported by a culture of consistent communication. Ours is a professional but supportive and fun environment created to provide a space for everyone to bring their best selves to work every day. As a way of connecting and strengthening relationships, when possible, we come together as a team in Cape Town each year for a strategic planning and team building offsite event.
The spirit of curiosity and continuous learning are in our DNA and we encourage everyone to approach all things in this manner so that we continue to grow and develop both as professionals and individuals.
We’re looking for highly skilled, passionate people to help us do something daring, difficult, and incredibly rewarding. If you’re ready to be inspired, solve problems, grow professionally, and unleash your talent…then apply today.