Data Engineer - Clickatell

We are looking for a high-flying Data Engineer to join our cross-functional data team to support the design, build and testing of high-performance, scalable and multi-event-level data solutions. Reporting to the Director: Data, this role works with structured, semi-structured and unstructured data and serves a critical role in strengthening our analytical presence in the Chat Commerce market.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Work in a team that is passionate about enabling a data culture throughout the organization
• Design and develop scalable and robust pipelines for data consumption by downstream applications in support of advanced analytics, AI/ML products, and system interoperability
• Identify opportunities for improvement of existing ETL processes to enhance data integrity and accuracy
• Deliver a high degree of data availability, consistency, and accuracy for our current production systems and analytics environments
• Actively participate in solution design and modelling to ensure data products are developed according to best practices, standards, and architectural principles

Core Requirements of the Role:

• B-Tech or bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or informatics (essential)
• Formal training in business intelligence, data architecture or design (preferred)
• 3+ years of production data engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on Python
• 2+ years of experience working in cloud environments ( AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Bulk data ingestion and enrichment through APIs ( Post / Get) or integrating with specific APIs such as Salesforce, HubSpot , Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Benefits Include(SA)

• Medical Aid contribution
• Pension fund contribution
• Quarterly performance incentive bonus
• Risk-benefit company contributions
• Reimbursable communications allowance for internet and mobile phone bills

A few perks Clickatell has to offer. (Relevant to all locations)

• Additional to your normal paid annual leave, we give employees five personal leave days per year!
• Flexible working hours with the option of remote working in central hubs.
• Home office set-up with laptop, monitor, chair.
• All employees have access to over 200 content providers via our partnership with Go1.  As an employee, you can learn as much as you want with no barriers.  
• Half Day on your birthday.
• Reimbursable Communication allowances for internet and mobile phone bills
• Employee wellness programme with provider AskNelson; who aims to provide counselling, financial, legal and leadership support.