Lead Data Engineer with Python and Typescript

Our client is currently looking for a lead data engineer to architect, optimize, and lead our data infrastructure, enabling smart, data-driven decisions across the business. They companies build borderless teams by managing compliance, payroll, and HR administration across 180+ countries, and are a scale fast,

As our lead data engineer, you’ll take ownership of data infrastructure. From building scalable pipelines to shaping the data strategy, you’ll empower teams across the company—from Product to Finance—with high-quality, actionable data.

Skills you need to bag the role:

• Development: Python / Typescript
• Cloud: AWS - S3, Athena, DMS, Lambda, IAM, CDK
• DWH / Data platform: Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift
• BI tools: Tableau, Metabase, Domo, Looker, QuickSight
• Big data and ETL: Spark, Glue, Airflow, DBT
• Streaming and Events: Kinesis, Kafka, Event Bridge
• Realtime visualisation: MixPanel, Segment, Amplitude, GA
• Experience as a data engineer with proficiency in data architecture, having architected and built:
• Data warehouses
• Event driven architectures and event ingestion pipelines
• BI, reporting and data visualization toolkits
• Integrations with 3rd party SaaS platforms, e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot and Market intelligence data providers

What you'll be doing:

• Work with the CTO, CRO and other stakeholders to build a data engineering strategy that enables the company to meet its ambitious goals
• Scale and build out our data platform (data lake, ingestion pipelines, BI and reporting platform capabilities)
• Deploy data and the data infrastructure to support projects such as CRM, personalisation and Martech innovations
• Act as a technical authority, sharing your experience to establish data best practices in our engineering and wider team
• Support the further development of a data-first culture
• Continually seek out and share ways to improve our processes, platform, and culture

Reference Number for this position is GZ60376 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Johannesburg / Cape Town offering a cost to company salary of R1.9m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 15 Apr 17:04, Closing date 14 Jun