Intern, Data Engineering

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.

Time frame

June – August 2026

Location

New York City (NYC)

Office Requirement

In office - Monday through Friday

The Role

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.

Requirements

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

Skills

• Computer Science or related background
• Some experience using SQL and Python (or related language)
• 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

Perks

• Catered breakfast on Mondays
• Monthly catered lunch to celebrate culture
• Employee team-building events
• Competitive compensation and equity
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Competitive Parental Leave
• Daily breakfast, coffee and snacks in the office
• 90% company-paid healthcare
• Onsite gym & discounted membership

About Octaura

Octaura is reimagining the way syndicated loan and CLO markets trade, with efficiency, transparency, and simplicity at the heart of what we do. We bring trading capabilities, data and analytics together for the first time on a digitized platform–fundamentally transforming the markets and streamlining workflows like never before. At Octaura, everyone belongs. It’s essential that Octaurians are confident in knowing they have the space to use their voice and talents. The world is diverse, and we actively want our team to reflect this. We’re a values-driven company and by engaging, solving, and evolving together, we create a culture that is collaborative, transparent, impactful and innovative. And fun!

Company Culture

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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Competitive Parental Leave
• Daily breakfast, coffee and snacks in the office
• 90% company-paid healthcare
• Onsite gym & discounted membership

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.