Data Engineering Sea Capital (Digital Bank Project) Internship (Rolling Intake)

About Shopee Malaysia

Shopee Malaysia is part of the Shopee platform, which is owned by the Singapore-based tech behemoth Sea Group. As of 2021, Shopee is considered the largest e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia with 343 million monthly visitors. 

Your role

About the team

The SeaMoney team enables and drives innovation by providing a range of financial products and services, including its mobile wallet, ShopeePay, to both individuals and SMEs. Its mission is to better the lives of individuals and businesses in the region with financial services through technology. SeaMoney is a part of Sea Limited, a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to SeaMoney, Sea’s other core businesses include the leading e-commerce platform, Shopee, and its digital entertainment arm, Garena.

As a Data Engineering Intern, you will have the opportunity to work in a financial institution environment, gaining hands-on experience in data engineering and analytics. You will play a crucial role in supporting the development of Shopee digital banking initiatives and participate in various aspects of data engineering, testing, and documentation. This internship program will provide you with valuable skills to thrive in the ever-evolving world of finance and technology.

Job description

Your key responsibilities in this role are as follows:

• Assist in UAT Test Case Drafting and Execution
  • Collaborate with the team to develop and execute User Acceptance Test (UAT) cases for data engineering projects.
  • Identify and document defects, anomalies, and issues encountered during testing.
• Business Requirement Documentation (BRD)
  • Work closely with business analysts to draft and refine Business Requirement Documents (BRD).
  • Ensure that BRDs accurately capture project requirements and objectives.
• Material Updates
  • Collaborate with your supervisor to update training materials, documentation, and resources related to data engineering processes and projects.
• Data Understanding, Mapping, and Documentation
  • Assist in data understanding and mapping exercises to ensure data integrity and quality.
  • Create documentation to support data lineage, data dictionaries, and data transformation processes.
• SQL Proficiency
  • Utilize your SQL skills to query and manipulate data, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
  • Python skills are optional but preferred for data manipulation and automation tasks.

Training & development

In general, for learning and development purposes, there is Shopee Academy, which takes pride in close partnership with all leaders, teams, and individuals in Shopee to co-create learning solutions that work for them. Shopee aims to become a better version of itself along with all of its employees. The company's comprehensive learning initiatives include General, Functional, and Leadership training to cater to different groups of employees. 

Benefits

Aside from the attractive monthly allowance, by joining an internship at Shopee Malaysia, you will also get many benefits such as:

• Real-world experience: Interns are encouraged to gain real-world experience through high-impact projects across Shopee’s offices worldwide.
• Mentorship & Development: Interns are allowed to explore their professional interests with the guidance of Shopee teams.
• Free lunch or snacks/drinks
• Fun & dynamic working environment

Career progression

There is no mention of whether interns will be offered full-time employment after finishing the internship program. However, it's common that top interns will be prioritized for future hiring in the company. In addition, having an internship in a tech-based company as big as Shopee certainly will add significant value to your CV, especially if you want to pursue a career in the e-commerce industry or another technology-based company.

Work-life balance

In general, there is no specific issue related to work-life balance when you work at Shopee Malaysia. The office hours start at 9:30 AM and end at 6:30 PM, from Monday to Friday.

Company culture

Shopee loves its people and works hard to meet their needs. The company also offers a lively work atmosphere to foster a friendly and cooperative workplace culture. From the video above, we can also take a closer look at how fun and dynamic the working environment at Shopee Malaysia is.

About you

To apply for this role at Shopee Malaysia, you need to meet the following requirements:

• Enrolled in a relevant degree program (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
• Proficiency in SQL; Python skills preferred.
• Passion for learning and adapting to new technologies.

How to apply

To apply for this position, simply click the button "Apply on employer site" on this page. We will direct you to Shopee Malaysia's official link for this vacancy. Please be sure that you have read all of the requirements mentioned above.

Sources

These sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.shopee.com.my/students
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/Shopee-Internship-Reviews-EI_IE1263091.0,6_KO7,17_IP2.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=Internship&filter.iso3Language=eng