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# Data Engineering Intern at Loka® Inc

- **Company:** Loka® Inc
- **Location:** Portugal
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lokajobs/jobs/5226238007

## Job description

Duration: Three months Format: Full time (40 hrs/week), paid

In the last year at Loka, our teams launched almost 200 GenAI projects for companies of all kinds, including the world's number 1 GenAI reading tutor, a startup that transforms homes into batteries and a leading cancer fighting laboratory. To cap it off, at the end of 2024 Loka was recognized by AWS as Innovation Partner of the Year, outshining 150,000 partners for the title. And we did it all while enjoying every other Friday off 😎.

As a Data Engineering Intern, you'll gain hands on professional experience supporting Loka's certified specialists, technical experts and PhDs, all while elevating your skillset, building a portfolio and launching projects you're proud of.

## What You'll Do

- Assist in designing, developing and maintaining data pipelines to ensure clean, reliable and timely data.
- Collaborate with the team to implement and optimize ETL pipelines.
- Integrate data from various sources into warehouses, data lakes and lakehouses.
- Support data management tasks, including data cleaning, validation and transformation.
- Understand business objectives and help develop data models that support them, along with metrics to track progress.
- Participate in client communications by helping gather requirements and communicate deliverables.
- Explore and visualize data with a careful eye for issues that require cleaning, as well as differences in data distribution that may affect performance after deployment.
- Identify data quality issues and opportunities to improve the codebase.

## What You'll Bring

## Experience & Technical Skills

- Proficient in English.
- Basic knowledge of Python and data libraries.
- Basic knowledge of SQL and database engines.
- Experience visualizing and manipulating datasets.
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Bonus: AWS knowledge, (Py)Spark, Airflow, data lakes and data warehouses, git.

Additional Requirements

- Excellent English, we work entirely in English for meetings, client calls and business communications.
- CV submitted in English.

Personality Profile

- Curious: You're ambitious to learn and grow in different industries using a modern tech stack.
- Autonomous and positive: You excel in a fully remote, globally distributed team.
- Team player: You enjoy a collaborative approach.
- Adaptable: You operate with a startup mindset and move at a startup pace.
- Dependable: You can be trusted to deliver high quality work.

## Benefits

- Every other Friday off
- Remote and flexible
- Paid sick days and local holidays
- Fitness subscription

Your achievements matter to us! Ensure your CV and LinkedIn profile are up to date and accurately reflect your experience.

## About Loka® Inc

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Loka is a remote-first Silicon Valley software consultancy that accelerates ideas into market-ready products, specializing in AI, DevOps, cloud, data, and design.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2004
- **Founders**: Bobby Mukherjee

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Software Development, Cloud Consulting, AI/ML, DevOps, Data & Analytics, Healthcare IT, Life Sciences
- **Target customers**: B2B – from ambitious startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, with a focus on high-precision industries (healthcare, life sciences, education, logistics)
- **Mission / purpose**: “What you develop matters.” – Helping clients turn napkin sketches into scalable products that stand up to traffic and time.

## Products & Services
Loka offers full-cycle consulting and implementation services across several domains:

- **GenAI & ML**: Agentic AI, custom chatbots, machine learning model development, POC-to-production with a 50% conversion rate.
- **Data & Analytics**: Data engineering, big data pipelines, analytics platforms.
- **DevOps & Migrations**: Cloud migration (AWS), CI/CD, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes.
- **Design & App Development**: UI/UX design, frontend and backend development, full-stack product engineering.
- **Healthcare & Life Sciences**: Digital health solutions, digital therapeutics, patient outcome improvements, drug discovery acceleration.
- **LokaLabs™**: Internal innovation sandbox where employees pitch and build their own projects.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$42.6M** (LinkedIn estimate); **271 employees** (+23% YoY growth)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - AWS (Innovation Partner of the Year 2024, Premier Tier Partner, Generative AI Competency)
  - Clients include Cameo, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and others
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 200+ GenAI use cases identified in 18 months
  - 95% employee retention rate for 10 consecutive years
  - 9.8/10 score on AWS reviews
  - Operations in 24 countries across 7 time zones

## Competitive Advantages
- **20-year track record** of delivering complex projects, from startup MVPs to enterprise transformations.
- **Deep AWS partnership** – Premier Tier and Innovation Partner of the Year status gives clients preferential access and expertise.
- **High employee retention** (95%) and a unique culture that attracts top talent.
- **50% GenAI POC-to-production conversion rate** – among the best in the industry.
- **Full-stack capability** – AI, data, DevOps, design, and domain expertise under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI implementation era**: Leading with agentic AI, generative AI, and cloud modernization.
- **Global expansion**: Growing teams in North Macedonia, Portugal, Colombia, Brazil, Spain, and other hubs.
- **Continued innovation**: Scaling LokaLabs and investing in employee-driven R&D.

## Why Work Here
- **100% remote-first** with flexible hours – work from anywhere, anytime as long as deadlines are met.
- **5/4 Fridays** – every other Friday off (26 extra days off per year).
- **Explore Program** – spend three months living in Europe or Latin America.
- **Relo Program** – permanent relocation support for employees and their families.
- **Mental health benefits** and tangible wellness support.
- **LokaLabs™** – internal innovation sandbox to pitch and build moonshot projects.
- **Continuous learning** – curiosity allowance, mentorship, and growth opportunities.
- **Culture**: “Hell yes” people, curiosity, urgency, and a startup-like energy backed by 20 years of stability.

## Sources
1. [Loka.com](https://www.loka.com/)
2. [Loka Careers](https://www.loka.com/careers)
3. [Loka About](https://www.loka.com/about)
4. [LinkedIn – Loka](https://www.linkedin.com/company/loka)
5. [Built In – Loka Careers & Culture](https://builtin.com/company/loka)

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