GRO Program - Data

Manulife Insurance Malaysia; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Mental health support

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Job summary

Manulife is offering a data engineering internship in Boston. The program targets students graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a relevant CS/data-related degree. You will design and build scalable data pipelines, ingest and transform data, and collaborate with engineers to deploy solutions.

Expected skills include SQL, Python or Java, data pipelines, and familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP). Internship experiences and Agile/DevOps awareness are a plus.

Qualifications

• This program is designed for students currently completing undergraduate or graduate degrees who are excited to apply data engineering skills in real-world settings.
• Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines and workflows.
• Ingest, integrate, transform, and prepare data from multiple sources for reporting, analytics, and other business use cases.
• Develop reusable processes that transform raw data into reliable, accessible, and actionable information.
• Contribute to data models and structures that support business and technical requirements.
• Work with databases, data warehouses, and enterprise data platforms to organize and move data across systems.
• Monitor and validate data to support its accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability.
• Develop and maintain data quality checks, testing practices, and operational controls.
• Build reproducible code and data workflows using SQL, Python, and modern data engineering tools.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy data solutions into production environments.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, documentation, and collaborative development practices.
• Support the monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of data pipelines and systems.
• Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, analysts, and business partners to understand data requirements and develop solutions.
• Contribute to data documentation, lineage, quality, and governance practices.
• Ensure data solutions align with privacy, security, and data governance principles.

Skills

SQL

Python/Java

Data pipelines

Data processing

Git

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Databricks/Spark

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/Software/Engineering/IS

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Job description

Position Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines and workflows.
• Ingest, integrate, transform, and prepare data from multiple sources for reporting, analytics, and other business use cases.
• Develop reusable processes that transform raw data into reliable, accessible, and actionable information.
• Contribute to data models and structures that support business and technical requirements.
• Work with databases, data warehouses, and enterprise data platforms to organize and move data across systems.
• Monitor and validate data to support its accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability.
• Develop and maintain data quality checks, testing practices, and operational controls.
• Build reproducible code and data workflows using SQL, Python, and modern data engineering tools.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy data solutions into production environments.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, documentation, and collaborative development practices.
• Support the monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of data pipelines and systems.
• Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, analysts, and business partners to understand data requirements and develop solutions.
• Contribute to data documentation, lineage, quality, and governance practices.
• Ensure data solutions align with privacy, security, and data governance principles.

Required Qualifications

• This program is designed for students currently completing undergraduate or graduate degrees who are excited to apply data engineering skills in real-world settings.
• Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience using SQL to query, manipulate, or transform data.
• Experience with at least one programming language, such as Python or Java.
• Understanding of foundational data engineering concepts, including data pipelines, data processing, databases, and data integration.
• Understanding of version control systems such as Git and collaborative coding practices.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud and data tools such as Databricks or Spark.
• Familiarity with ETL or ELT processes, data modeling, or data warehousing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in data engineering, software development, databases, or analytics.
• Understanding of large-scale or distributed data processing concepts.
• Familiarity with software development practices, including testing, debugging, documentation, and code reviews.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, or CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in teams.
• Aptitude to solve business problems with technology.

When You Join Our Team

We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary

Location Boston, Massachusetts

Working Arrangement Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between $80,625.00 USD - $134,375.00 USD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

Benefits:

• health
• dental
• mental health
• vision
• short- and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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Company Vision and Awards

We're Manulife. And we're on a mission to make decisions easier and lives better. Better is what drives us. It's what inspires us to find new ways to support customers and colleagues in living longer and healthier lives. It's the reason we're dedicated to investing in digital innovation and accelerating a sustainable and economically inclusive future. Joining us means you'll be empowered to learn and grow your career. We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. And as part of our global team, you'll help shape the future you want to see - and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

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• 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner
• Manulife Named one of Forbes World's Best Employers
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• 2023 We've been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2024)
• Manulife included in Bloomberg's 2023 Gender-Equality Index

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