Founded in 2017, NinjaHoldings works to give everyday Americans better access to financial services than traditional institutions typically provide. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we offer digital banking and lending products designed for consumers often overlooked, paired with incentives that support long-term financial improvement. Our Edge brand extends this expertise to other companies, providing underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics services. Headquartered in Chicago with a distributed global workforce, we are a lean, growing organization committed to advancing consumer finance in the US.
Internship Summary
As a Data Engineering Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting the development, monitoring, and optimization of our data infrastructure. You’ll work with experienced data engineers and collaborate with teams across Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Data Science to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and scalable.
This internship is designed to give you exposure to real-world data engineering practices, including relational databases, data pipelines, and cloud-based data warehouses. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how data powers decisions at a fast-growing fintech company while developing your technical skills in a supportive, collaborative environment.
When: May-August 2027
Location: Hybrid, downtown Chicago HQ (in-office 2x/week). Candidates must be local or able to relocate independently - relocation assistance is not provided.
Schedule: 40 hours/week
Key Responsibilities:
- Learn how to manage and optimize relational databases (Postgres, MS SQL Server)
- Assist in building and monitoring data pipelines for BI and Data Science teams
- Support the setup and scaling of our data warehouse stack (Snowflake, Fivetran, DBT)
- Contribute to performance tuning tasks at query, table, and database levels
- Help establish monitoring and alerting for production data systems
- Gain hands-on experience with ELT data pipelines and best practices.
- Learn how to work with data in cloud environments like AWS
- Write automated warehouse data model tests
Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field
- Understanding of relational databases and SQL fundamentals
- Familiarity with concepts like row vs. column-based storage in data warehousing
- Interest in ELT processes and data modeling
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Clear communication and eagerness to learn from senior team members
Additional Pluses:
- Experience with Python or Ruby for automation or scripting
- Exposure to Snowflake, DBT, or Fivetran
- Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools
- Interest in automated testing and data quality practices
Benefits & Perks:
- Potential path to full-time employment for high performing interns
- Fast-paced, high-energy work environment
- Real opportunity to make an immediate impact at a growth-stage company
- Build relationships with full-time employees from day one
- Convenient downtown Chicago office located in the heart of the city
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please carefully review communications to ensure that they are from the official Breezy applicant tracking platform (@breezy-mail.com) or an official NinjaHoldings brand email: @ninjaholdings.com, @creditninja.com, @ninjacard.com, or @edgescore.com. If you have been contacted regarding a job opening at NinjaHoldings from any other email address, including similar email variations, this is NOT a trusted source. We recommend that you refrain from responding to suspicious emails and file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov. For questions or to confirm the authenticity of a communication, please email hr @ninjaholdings.com.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field
- Understanding of relational databases and SQL fundamentals
- Familiarity with row-based and column-based storage in data warehousing
- Interest in ELT processes and data modeling
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Clear communication and eagerness to learn from senior team members
- Experience with Python or Ruby for automation or scripting
- Exposure to Snowflake, dbt, or Fivetran
- Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools
- Interest in automated testing and data quality practices
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
- Available for a 40-hour-per-week internship from May through August 2027
- Local to Chicago or able to relocate independently; relocation assistance is not provided
NinjaHoldings Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision plans plus life/disability coverage are presented as standard offerings in public materials. Mental-health support via an EAP is also highlighted, indicating breadth beyond core insurance.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer matching is explicitly promoted and reiterated across company-facing pages and job profiles. This points to meaningful long-term savings support as a consistent part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — “Material” equity grants are emphasized and positioned as a core component of compensation. Multiple public listings describe equity alongside base pay, suggesting broad availability.
NinjaHoldings Insights
What We Do
NinjaHoldings was founded in 2017 by a team seeking to revolutionize the way everyday Americans interact with financial services. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we empower people overlooked by traditional financial institutions to take control of their finances via a full suite of digital banking and lending products, providing incentives and rewards along the way as we guide them on a path to financial improvement. Through our EDGE brand, we help companies better understand their customers by offering a package of bespoke underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics services. With offices in Chicago, Miami, and around the world through the power of remote work, we are a lean and innovative team always seeking like-minded talent to join us in our fight to disrupt consumer finance.
Why Work With Us
Our culture of growth is driven by hard-working people who move fast. We’re a highly collaborative, fast-moving, and data-centric company led by industry veterans. Our collaborative team is composed of super-talented ninjas who are passionate about their craft.
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