At Umba, we are building a digital bank for emerging markets, offering intelligent, affordable financial products. We are currently live with an Android app in Kenya & Nigeria with our digital banking services. To learn more, check out TechCrunch's article about Umba: https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/17/umba-a-digital-bank-for-emerging-markets-raises-2m-seed-funding-to-expand-across-africa/One third of the worlds 2 billion unbanked people live in Sub-Saharan Africa, and we are here to bring these customers free banking services and bring them into the formal financial system. It's an exciting mission and one that we are excited to deliver on.We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone has access to liquid capital, free money transfers, and saving & investment opportunities. If you're curious about Fintech or emerging markets and have a passionate, hardworking spirit, work with us and let's put opportunity in everyone's pocket.What we do:Building a software platform that is reliable, scales, and achieves excellent uptime while serving emerging markets with immature tech stacks is a serious technical challenge.As a SWE intern, you will report directly to the CEO, and lead our engineering team. You will also work directly with our Data Science, Product, and Management teams to deliver features that improve our customer's experiences and drive business growth.What you'll do:Find actionable insights through exploratory analysis, impact accounting, and experimentationCommunicate and evangelize data driven insights to ensure the product teams are building the right things and moving the right metricsEnsure that our data is trustworthy, reliable, and easy to accessBuild cross-functional relationships with PMs, Engineers, Designers, and Ops to drive strategy and ensure product teams are using data thoughtfully and correctlyContribute to our team and company data culture through peer collaboration, training, coaching and moreBasic Qualifications:BA/BS in Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, or a related technical fieldBA/BS Graduation Year: 2021 or 2022Experience with basic queries and database manipulationExperience with Python, SQL, or REagerness to investigate challenges and present reasonable solutions reliably and quicklyDesire to work collaboratively in a team environmentBonus Qualifications:You're fun to work with! We are a very diverse and friendly team that prioritizes building relationships and unlocking everyone's full potentialYou're willing to work onsite in our office in North Beach, San Francisco! (note that this is dependent on current conditions and lockdowns)Work Status:Valid work authorization for USUmba is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.Powered by JazzHRY3ZsTpD08q