Fraud Analytics Internship - Spring 2027

Fraud Analytics Intern

Every fan deserves a fair game. Our Fraud Analytics team works to prevent people from trying to game the system, while making sure the vast majority of legitimate players never feel a thing. This paid internship in Atlanta works directly on real fraud questions with real data alongside our analysts and Fraud Operations.

About PrizePicks

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together?

You can explain complex concepts clearly to non-technical teammates and you're curious about how systems get abused. Plus, you have a passion for sports!

Responsibilities

• Our Fraud Analytics team focuses on identifying and preventing fraud trends, while maintaining a frictionless experience for our majority of good customers.
• Analyze onboarding, promo, and payment activity to spot abuse, size the risk, and recommend fixes that reduce fraud loss without adding friction for good players.
• Evaluate fraud controls using before/after comparisons, holdouts, and backtests, including the impact on legitimate users.
• Build dashboards and help maintain a lightweight fraud and payment metric dictionary, and triage data anomalies with Engineering so the numbers stay trustworthy.
• Answer ad-hoc questions from Fraud Ops and Product with clear, reliable information and concise recommendations.
• How to make decisions that reduce fraud loss while protecting the vast majority of legitimate players.
• How payment fraud, identity fraud, bonus abuse, and multi-accounting work in an online transactional environment.
• How to design metrics that are actually useful and keep them accurate over time.
• How the Daily Fantasy landscape, including regulations, shapes fraud and customer experience strategies.

Requirements

• We’re looking for a sharp, driven student ready to contribute. You're a great fit if you have:
• You're comfortable with joins, window functions, and aggregations. Coursework and projects count.
• Proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets and stats basics like hypothesis testing. Python, R, or Tableau is a plus.
• Something you can walk us through, ideally where you balanced competing goals or competing priorities. Class, work, club, and personal projects all count.
• Student Profile: This internship is for rising juniors, seniors, Master's students, or recent graduates, within 1 semester of graduation, who are authorized to work in the U.S.
• Majors: We’re open to a wide range of majors like Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, and Computer Science, but the most important thing is your passion for data and decision-making!

Pay

The analytics intern's starting hourly rate is $30. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process.

Benefits

• This internship is designed for serious growth. You’ll get a masterclass in:
• Housing stipend for those interns relocating to Atlanta
• Frequent catered lunches
• Networking and collaboration with fellow interns and industry professionals
• Social events with the Atlanta PrizePicks team
• In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks:
• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans

401(k) plan with company match

• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

at our

West Midtown Atlanta location.

Spring Program

January 25 - April 30, 2026

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.