Data Engineering Intern

About the role

Fuku is looking for a motivated Data Engineering Intern to join its Data Platform team. The intern helps build automated data products end to end, from data ingestion and processing pipelines to calculation modules and internal platform features, working closely with engineers and business stakeholders to turn business logic into reliable, production-grade data solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in integrating data from multiple business and transactional sources into the data platform.
• Develop and maintain data extraction, cleansing and aggregation pipelines.
• Implement business calculation logic on existing frameworks and maintain rule configurations.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation, tracing, documenting and explaining the root cause of discrepancies.
• Support the development and testing of internal platform features.
• Use the team's AI tooling to improve development and validation efficiency, and document reusable practices.
• Write and maintain technical documentation covering pipelines, configurations and validation procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers and business teams to clarify requirements and verify output correctness.
• Participate in code reviews and follow team development standards.
• Support ad-hoc data requests and investigations from business teams.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python, able to implement data processing and business logic independently.
• Meticulous and detail-oriented, with the patience to trace data discrepancies to their source.
• Basic understanding of data modelling and ETL concepts.
• Working understanding of AI tools, applied effectively in development, data work and documentation, and willing to share learnings with the team.
• Proficiency in English and Mandarin to communicate with Mandarin-speaking business stakeholders.
• Available to work full-time for a continuous 4-6 months.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn and able to work collaboratively in a team.

Required skills

• Strong SQL, including multi-table joins and aggregation queries.
• Exposure to Databricks, Spark or similar data platforms is a plus.
• Front-end development experience is an advantage.
• Prior internship or project experience with data products or business systems is preferred.