Intern, Data Engineering

Octaura; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully stocked pantry

Weekly happy hour

Catered breakfast on Mondays

Catered lunch on Fridays

Monthly catered lunch to celebrate culture

Employee team-building events

Job summary

A dynamic fintech company based in New York is seeking motivated summer interns to join their data engineering team. As an intern, you will gain hands-on experience in developing Python-based data workflows and supporting cloud-based data processing. Ideal candidates are undergraduates graduating between December 2026 and May 2027, with strong communication and analytical skills. Perks include a fully stocked pantry, weekly happy hour, and catered meals. This is an exciting opportunity to dive into the fintech industry and build valuable connections.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate student, graduating between December 2026 and May 2027.
• Strong interest in data systems and engineering.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing Python-based data workflows.
• Support cloud-based data processing and storage.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and data scientists.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Experience with SQL

Experience with Python

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Data Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Redshift

Apache Airflow

Terraform

Job description

The Opportunity

Octaura offers exciting summer internship opportunities, especially for those interested in fintech and electronic trading. Jumpstart your career and your entrepreneurial endeavors with a dynamic and innovative company, where you’ll be offered an exciting inside look at how a small business enterprise is run and managed, while learning about the industry and developing applicable and transferable skills to use in their professional career.

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic summer interns to join our data engineering team. An internship at Octaura provides an opportunity to acquire hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful projects that support our organization’s goals. You will gain actionable skills and lessons, while getting involved with complex projects throughout the summer. You’ll sit alongside experienced colleagues in our open floorplan, work closely with department heads, get facetime with C-suite leaders, interact with clients, and create industry relationships to grow your network.

As an intern on the data engineering team you will work directly with our senior data engineers, software engineers and data scientists to build and maintain the infrastructure and data pipelines that touch all parts of our company. In this role you\'ll assist with developing Python-based data workflows, supporting cloud-based data processing and storage while gaining hands-on experience with the latest in data engineering tools in a collaborative environment. Common technology that you will use includes Python, Spark, Redshift, Apache Airflow, Terraform and many other tools within the AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate has a computer science or related background, some experience using SQL and Python (or related language) as well as a strong interest in creating the data systems that power a customer-facing trading platform, internal business intelligence and our agentic AI systems in a very fast-paced startup environment.

The energy in the office is palpable, and employees look forward to coming to work each day. Our flexibility and flat structure will allow you to make life-long connections while diving head-first into the financial and technology industries.

Ideal Candidate

• Within one year of undergraduate graduation (December 2026 – May 2027)
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• (Tech interns) Major in Computer Science, Data Engineering

Octaura Work Perks

• Fully stocked pantry
• Weekly happy hour
• Catered breakfast on Mondays
• Catered lunch on Fridays
• Monthly catered lunch to celebrate culture
• Employee team-building events

We’re committed to equal opportunity employment

Octaura is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.