Data Intern

About Jaja   

Jaja is a consumer finance business, launching its first product, a digital credit card, in 2018. With backing from several major Private Equity funds, Jaja has an ambitious growth strategy that includes providing consumer finance in partnership with leading consumer brands, with a number of partnerships secured alongside an exciting pipeline of opportunities.  Jaja is on a mission to redefine the consumer finance experience and liberate customers from needless complexity, wasted time, and frustration. Or as we say it, Make Simple. We will delight our customers – making the customer experience simpler, more enjoyable, more intelligent – treating customers fairly and giving them more control of their money.  

Our Mission: To be the UK’s Digital Lender of Choice   

Our Company Values: Collaboration, Excellence, Innovation, Empathy, Passion   

Why join us?    

This is a chance to make a real impact in a growing business on a mission to change the face of the consumer finance industry forever. 

We have a collaborative team structure fuelled by an exciting mix of people welcoming both experienced people from the industry with both feet on the ground and tech-savvy dreamers who pave way for the new stuff. Come as you are and be yourself!

About the Role

he internship will run for 10 weeks from 1st July 2024 until 6th September 2024. The successful candidate will be required to attend our London Office 2-3 days per week. 

The role is within the Data Operations team, supporting the business with data availability, consistency and transparency focusing within Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering.  

Responsibilities include: 

• Testing and Quality Assurance of deliverables across the team
• Liaising with the business to scope work for new projects
• Writing and contributing to the code base
• Collaborating on technical work with ideas, innovation and planning
• Ensuring all work is well documented

Key deliverable: 

• Utilising the functionality within the Data Warehouse build code and base reporting for event data to provide enhanced visibility to Product and Engineering on an existing part of the customer user journey.

About you 

We are looking for an undergraduate/master's student or graduate with coding experience who is used to leading in projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and take a calm methodical approach to work.  

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor/master's degree in computer science or STEM related subject with an intermediate level of coding in SQL
• A track record of fast development and learning
• A thorough and resilient approach to projects
• Understanding of the importance of testing frameworks
• Eagerness to be part of technical development in a modern stack
• Comfortable working remotely

Desired: 

• Experience of coding in Python

• Strong interest in technology and innovation

What's in it for you?    

• The chance to make a real impact in a growing start-up on a mission to change the face of the consumer finance industry forever.

• Competitive salary

• Employee assistance program

• Off-site get togethers.

• 5 day holiday allowance plus UK bank holiday

Fair Processing Notification

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].