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Senior Data Engineer — Cloud, AI, & Products focussed

Guud Global|Posted 18 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:Data engineer
Other roles:Data architect, Machine learning engineer
Experience in role:5+ years
Language proficiency:English
Must-have skills:
    Python
    SQL
    AWS
Nice-to-have skills:
    Docker
    Django
    Git
    Spark
    Apache Kafka
    Apache Airflow
    Amazon Redshift
    CI/CD
    Athena
    AWS Glue
    Apache Iceberg
    Data Lakehouse

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:Century City, Cape Town, South Africa
Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder, permanent resident or work permit/visa holder
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms that enable reliable analytics, reporting, and data science. This role focuses on transforming raw data into high-quality, trusted datasets that support business decision-making, product development and client reporting.

You will work closely with data analysts, data scientists, software engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to ensure data is accessible, secure, and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

Data Pipeline & Platform Development

  • Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Integrate data from multiple sources (APIs, databases, IOTs, applications, files)
  • Ensure data reliability, accuracy, and performance across pipelines
  • Implement data validation, quality checks, and monitoring

Data Warehousing & Architecture

  • Develop and optimize data models in a data warehouse / lakehouse
  • Support dimensional and analytical data modelling
  • Manage data partitioning, clustering, and performance tuning
  • Contribute to overall data architecture and best practices

Cloud & Tooling

  • Work with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Leverage modern data tools such as:
  • Data warehouses/lakehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks)
  • Automate deployments and workflows where possible

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

  • Partner with analysts and business teams to understand data needs
  • Enable self-service analytics through well-documented datasets
  • Provide technical guidance on data usage and limitations
  • Support ad-hoc data investigations when required

Governance, Security & Documentation

  • Implement data governance, access controls, and security standards
  • Maintain clear documentation for pipelines, models, and datasets
  • Ensure compliance with data protection and privacy requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

  • Strong experience with SQL (complex queries, optimization)
  • Advanced Proficiency in Python (or similar language) for data processing
  • Strong experience in modern cloud computing (AWS)
  • Experience building production-grade AI ready data pipelines
  • Hands-on experience with a cloud data platform
  • Familiarity with data modelling concepts
  • Experience with Git & CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with Django

Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and work with ambiguity
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Clear communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • High attention to detail and data quality

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ year’s experience in data engineering or a related role

About Guud Global

1-15 employees

About Guud

Embark with us on an exciting project to help reduce road accidents, insurance claims and insurance premiums for commercial road transportation companies in South Africa.
Our solution focuses on proprietary technology in a mobility-driven environment, which will gather various data points on commercial drivers across South Africa.  Along with integrated secondary data from our partner network, access to these analytics allows our clients to draw actionable insights to help drive better outcomes for businesses and insurers.

Our company brings a wealth of experience to this greenfield project, having spent over 13 years working in the mobility industry. We have collaborated on a variety of projects within health, education and government administration services. At our core, we are driven by the desire to make a real impact on people's lives. This new tech offering is an extension of that mission, and we invite you to join us on this journey as we strive to create a more equitable and accessible world. Our pictures below showcase our commitment to making a positive impact through mobility.

Join our team

Are you a skilled developer ready to take on a thrilling new challenge? We are looking to build a small core team of software developers that see eye to eye and work well together. With a clearly defined business model we are building a technical solution to serve as an efficient platform to deliver our services from.

As a key member of our team, your input and expertise will be instrumental in shaping the final product. Make a meaningful impact on society by joining forces with a group of like-minded individuals.

Experience with the following is a plus:

  • Python
  • Javascript Web Framework such as Angular or React
  • Broad exposure Cloud Platforms (AWS or Google Cloud)

Our culture

Friendly | Collaborative | Diverse | A genuine care for people | Innovative | Game Changers

Perks at Guud Global

Developer-minded dress code
Product Focused
Remote Working
Flexible Hours
Latest technologies with minimal red tape

Tech Stack

application and data

PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
Python
Python
Java
Java
Spring Framework
Spring Framework
Redis
Redis
nginx
nginx
Kotlin
Kotlin
Kafka
Kafka
TypeScript
TypeScript
Angular
Angular
React Native
React Native
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

utilities

Google Analytics
Google Analytics

dev ops

Ansible
Ansible
Jenkins
Jenkins
Git
Git
Docker
Docker
Maven
Maven
npm
npm
Bitbucket
Bitbucket

business tool

Slack
Slack
MailChimp
MailChimp
JIRA
JIRA
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Sharepoint
Confluence
Confluence
Miro
Miro

Office Photos

Visitors queuing at a mobile vaccination center of one of our projects.
Inside one of our mobile administration centers.
Office photo
Mobile services offered in rural areas.
Inside of a mobile assessment center.
Office photo
Office photo
Optometry services offered as part of road safety project.
Office photo
Visitor in need of glasses walks off with new set of spectacles after comprehensive eye exam.
Office photo

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