About this Data Engineering Intern (Fall 2026) role at Hone Health
About Hone
Hone is an online medical clinic at the forefront of transforming healthcare and enhancing longevity. We use cutting-edge scientific advancements to empower men and women to take control of their health and unlock their full potential. Our people are the heart of everything we do and drive our success. We approach every project through our brand values:
- Fight for the Customer
- Execute Ruthlessly
- Communicate Candidly, Clearly, and Kindly
- Collaborate Selflessly
- Practice Calculated Risk-Taking
- Maximize Joy and Gratitude
Hone has been fully virtual from day one and will continue to be a remote-first employer.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is a mission-driven, motivated multi-tasker who is invested in work that is fulfilling and impactful. They embrace change and tackle challenges with enthusiasm. They have an “all-in” disposition towards work, understanding that we are a fast-paced, high-growth organization with evolving priorities. They can excel at both independent tasks and collaborative work, leading with clear and candid communication. They exhibit humble leadership—the ability to drive initiatives forward while remaining excited about continuous learning and development opportunities. They feel strongly about being part of a team that advocates for people to live longer and better lives.
The Role
Hone is seeking a Data Engineering Intern to join our growing data team. In this role, you will report to the Senior Director of Data, Analytics & Machine Learning and work closely with engineers, analysts, and product teams to support the design, development, and maintenance of data systems and pipelines. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organization to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and accessible.
This internship is a hands-on opportunity to work with a modern data stack, including Microsoft Fabric, dbt, PySpark, and SQL, while gaining experience in building scalable data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets.
Primary Responsibilities
Key responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Microsoft Fabric (Notebooks, Pipelines, Dataflows) to support analytics, reporting, and product use cases.
- Integrate data from multiple internal and external sources, ensuring quality, consistency, and reliability across the medallion architecture.
- Develop and maintain data models and transformations using dbt, contributing to bronze, silver, and gold layer modeling in the Fabric lakehouse.
- Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and product teams to translate business requirements into technical data solutions — communicating through Slack and tracking work in Azure DevOps (ADO).
- Participate in data quality checks, testing, validation, and performance optimization across pipeline and model layers.
- Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data infrastructure for performance and scalability in a cloud-native Azure environment.
- Follow engineering best practices around version control and CI/CD using GitHub, including branch management, pull requests, and code review.
- Contribute to data documentation and ensure best practices around data governance, reliability, and scalability.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of data engineering processes and tools.
Qualifications
To qualify for this internship, candidates should meet the following requirements:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Strong foundational knowledge of SQL and experience querying relational databases.
- Proficiency in Python and a strong interest in distributed data processing (PySpark experience is a plus).
- Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, or analytics engineering concepts — familiarity with dbt or medallion architecture is a plus.
- Exposure to or coursework involving data pipeline orchestration or ETL development; experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, or similar cloud pipeline tooling is a bonus.
- Comfort working in a modern engineering workflow — GitHub for version control, ADO for ticketing, and Slack for async team communication.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
- Eagerness to learn new technologies and frameworks, with a focus on self-improvement.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote cross-functional environment.
- A stable internet connection and access to a PC/laptop.
Compensation Range
Up to $25/hr. (averaging approximately 30-40 hours per week).
Benefits*
Hone wants our team to be in the best condition of their lives, so we offer a range of benefits including:
- A remote-first work environment
- Competitive compensation and equity options
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Short-term disability and basic life coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs)
- We follow federal holidays and have uncapped time off for exempt employees
- Budget for the technology tools you need (laptop, monitor, and/or special software)
- A focus on company-sponsored activities to foster engagement (both virtual and in-person)
- Waived membership fees for any Hone team members utilizing Hone products
*These benefits are available to full-time, regular employees, and not to independent contractors, part-time employees, temporary employees, or interns.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions. Please contact us to request accommodation.
