Intern Risk Automation & Process Engineering

Intern Risk Automation & Process Engineering at Cashfree Payments

Cashfree Payments is seeking a highly technical Process Engineering Intern to join our team. This role is crucial for automating and scaling risk operations, focusing on building system-driven solutions that minimize manual effort, enhance control, and strengthen our overall risk response framework.

You will collaborate closely with our Risk, Operations, and Product teams, transforming manual workflows into automated tools, intuitive dashboards, and intelligent decision-support systems.

What You Will Do

• Build automation tools to eliminate manual workflows across risk operations.
• Develop bulk action capabilities (e.g., bulk merchant/feature controls) within internal tools such as Retool or CRM systems.
• Enable system-driven controls with robust audit trails.
• Create real-time trackers to replace existing spreadsheet-based tracking methods.
• Design structured monitoring solutions to support regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Work on internal tools, APIs, and data pipelines to significantly improve risk team efficiency.

What You Will Need

• Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Science, IT, AI, Data Science, or related fields).
• Strong programming fundamentals in Java/JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of Python and SQL for data handling and automation.
• Understanding of data structures, basic system design principles, and APIs.
• Strong problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
• An interest in AI/ML/LLM applications within real-world operational systems.

Good to have

• Experience building internal tools, dashboards, or workflow automation.
• Exposure to Retool, low-code tools, or internal ops platforms.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, databases, and backend logic.
• Basic understanding of risk, fraud, fintech, or payments domain.
• Experience experimenting with LLMs or AI-based classification/automation use cases.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience solving real operational risk problems at scale.
• Exposure to fintech risk, fraud prevention, and compliance systems.
• Opportunity to build tools that are used daily by risk teams.
• Mentorship from experienced Risk and Product leaders.

Key skills/competency

• Automation Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Risk Operations
• Java Development
• JavaScript Programming
• Python Scripting
• SQL Queries
• API Integration
• System Design
• Fintech Domain Knowledge