Analytics Engineer; Data Platform

Overview

, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Analytics Engineer (Data Platform) to join our team. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!
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• Scale
  : 4 million happy shoppers shop online on  Show them what you can do.
• Learn
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• Grow
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  Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: , Mr D & TFS. We like to promote from within:
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This position reports to the Data Platform Engineering Manager

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Work closely with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.
• Responsible for the full life-cycle development, implementation, production support, and performance tuning of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Marts, and Business Intelligence Reporting environments.
• Design and implement reporting and analytical solutions.
• Analyses business and functional requirements and translates these requirements into robust, scalable, operable solutions.
• Help to maintain our Kappa & Lambda event-driven architecture built on Big Query, Data Form and Looker.
• Ensuring that the data pipelines and general support infrastructure continue to run and operate in the most efficient manner.
• Provide operational support, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
• Automating data extraction and report update processes.
• Data validation and integrity testing.
• Data cleansing and multidimensional data modeling.
• Optimisation of data models.

The skills we need:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality work, in a fast-paced environment
• Focus on getting the job done, but have fun doing so
• Taking ownership and displaying accountability in the work required of you
• Have an interest in e-commerce, building a brand and business
• Customer-centric

Qualifications &

Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years experience in a software/technology environment.
• 4 - 6 years related experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience using a BI reporting tools (e.g. Qlik View, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, etc.)
• Minimum 4 years SQL experience
• A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including Linux and operating systems, networking
• Experience using Looker, Big Query and Dataform is advantageous
• OLAP and multidimensional cube design experience
• Familiar with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Github Actions
• Have experience with Google Cloud, or another cloud provider (architecture, operations)
• High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models
• Experience with Domain Driven Design (DDD) is advantageous
• Experience working in Scrum and Sprint Agile methodologies is advantageous
• Retail or e-commerce industry experience beneficial

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

• The power is in your hands
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  We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
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• No doors
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  We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Remote working
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  Love water cooler chats and working from home?  offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme
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