Data Engineer, Intern

MoneyLion is a leader in financial technology powering the next generation of personalized products and content, with a top consumer finance super app, a premier embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses and a world-class media arm. MoneyLion’s mission is to give everyone the power to make their best financial decisions. We pride ourselves on serving the many, not the few; providing confidence through guidance, choice, personalization; and shortening the distance to an informed action.

In our go-to money app for consumers, we deliver curated content on finance and related topics, through a tailored feed that engages people to learn and share. People take control of their finances with our innovative financial products and marketplace - including our full-fledged suite of features to save, borrow, spend, and invest - seamlessly bringing together the best offers and content from MoneyLion and our 1,100+ Enterprise Partner network, together in one experience. MoneyLion’s enterprise technology provides the definitive search engine and marketplace for financial products, enabling any company to add embedded finance to their business, with advanced AI-backed data and tools through our platform and API. Established in 2013, MoneyLion connects millions of people with the financial products and content they need, when and where they need it.

About the Role

The Kuala Lumpur office is the tech hub of MoneyLion, where we move fast and innovate constantly. We're looking for a Data Engineer Intern who’s excited about working with data and building scalable solutions.

Our Data Engineering team is creating a powerful data platform to help teams across MoneyLion build better products and experiences. We're using modern tools like Apache Iceberg to build an open, efficient, and connected infrastructure. As an intern, you’ll work with cloud technologies, help build and maintain data pipelines, and support projects in machine learning, analytics, and product development.

Come join our diverse team as we shake up the world of traditional finance!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to deliver high-quality datasets.
• Help maintain data platforms and support data governance efforts by managing data access.
• Contribute to documentation and best practices for data engineering workflows.
• Learn and work with tools like Apache Airflow, Spark, AWS and SQL/NoSQL databases

About You

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python and SQL.
• Understanding of database concepts, ETL pipelines and foundational data engineering principles.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (preferably AWS), distributed computing (e.g. Spark) or orchestration (e.g. Airflow) is a plus.
• Has a deep sense of ownership towards professional development, day-to-day responsibilities, and self-learning.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
• Eager to learn quickly, stay curious, and adapt to new technologies with enthusiasm.

What's Next...

After you submit your application, you can expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

1. Online Preliminary HackerRank test
2. TA Screening Call (Virtual, 30 minutes)
3. Interview - Hiring Manager (Virtual or face-to-face, 1.5 hours)

What We Value

We value growth-minded and collaborative people with high learning agility who embody our core values of teamwork, customer-first and innovation. Every member of the MoneyLion Team is passionate about fintech and ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission.

Working At MoneyLion

At MoneyLion, we want you to be well and thrive. Our generous benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary packages 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Wellness perks
• Paid parental leave
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Learning and Development resources
• Flexible working hours 

MoneyLion is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees. Inside our company, every decision we make regarding our employees is based on merit, competence, and performance, completely free of discrimination. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Within that team, no one will feel more “other” than anyone else. We realize the full promise of diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work every single day.