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1000+ new job-seeking
developers every month

25 days to hire on
average

99% developer
response rate

Hire your next data engineer on OfferZen in 4 steps

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Sign up for free

Start your free, 30-day trial by creating your company profile and defining the roles you're hiring for.

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Browse job-seeking data engineers

AI technology matches you with developers that fit your role. Get upfront info on their visa status, skills, experience, salary, and more.

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Interview the stand-outs

Directly reach out on-platform to your best matches and hear back within 48 hours.

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Hire a data engineer in 25 days on average

Make a competitive offer with the help of your dedicated Account Manager, who has data on industry benchmarks.

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Our plans are designed for all budgets and team needs. Choose to pay-per-hire or make unlimited hires for a fixed monthly or annual cost and save up to 50% as you scale your team.

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For teams that need to make 3 or less hires. Pay a success fee only when you hire.

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  • Up to 3 seats for hiring managers
  • On demand customer support
  • New candidates weekly
  • Calendar integration
  • AI recommendations

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  • New candidates weekly
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  • ATS integration
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  • Quarterly executive business reviews
  • Multiple hiring teams
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What makes OfferZen different for data engineer hiring?

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Candidate quality

Developers on our platform have been curated by our team for skill and intent to change jobs.

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Transparent developer profiles

Candidate profiles include their career aspirations, skill sets, work histories, citizenship status and expected salary.

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Match with candidates based on your open roles, or search for candidates using advanced search criteria.

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Expert tech hiring guidance

Access position-relevant salary benchmarks, objective feedback from candidates, and more with your Account Manager.

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How to hire a data engineer

Looking for a skilled data engineer to join your tech team? Here’s some expert guidance on how to tap into this talent pool.

What skills to look for when hiring a data engineer

  • Programming languages such as Python and Java, which are commonly used in data engineering tasks.
  • Database knowledge, including SQL, NoSQL and MongoDB.
  • Experience designing and implementing databases, and understanding data modeling techniques using Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines and data warehousing.
  • Experience using Apache web server software and tools (eg. Apache Spark, Apache Kafka).
  • Experience using big data technologies, which can include Hadoop, Spark, and NoSQL databases.
  • Cloud computing experience, for example AWS, Google Cloud or Azure.
  • Using data visualisation tools like Power BI and Tableau.
  • Machine learning knowledge.

How to broaden your talent pool when hiring a data engineer

You can widen your net by looking at backend engineers in general, who often work with aspects of data engineering in their existing roles, and might have an interest of going into data roles.

Writing a data engineer job description

To put together a job description for a data engineer, check out our guide on creating a role scorecard here, and use our downloadable scorecard template. When it comes to adding required skills to your job description, check out our list of key skills for data engineers above. By putting together a good role scorecard, it will be easier to come up with the practical definition of the right person for the role you are trying to fill. You are then ready to set up your public-facing job advert.

Hiring data engineers from South Africa

It's easier than ever to tap into a global pool of tech talent, and South Africa offers a thriving marketplace of developers. For employers, hiring data engineers in South Africa provides several advantages:

  • A large talent pool with an estimated 121 000 developers in the country.
  • World-class quality with developers that code in widely-used languages and frameworks, and a growing line-up of successful tech startups.
  • A diverse talent pool that helps to avoid groupthink and drive more profitable businesses.
  • Lower employment costs comparing favourably to more expensive markets like the UK and the Netherlands.‍

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