Data Engineer

1 week ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Heroes Full time R600 000 - R1 200 000 per year
About Heroes

Heroes buys, operates, and scales baby and juvenile brands.

We are ambitious multi-brand developers combining operational excellence with customer-centricity to support parents and children through every milestone of their journey. Built by a team with a background in investment banking, venture capital, and D2C eCommerce, we have the right experience to nurture and grow brands and develop products that simplify, support, and enrich everyday family experiences.

At Heroes, we leave our egos behind, get our hands dirty, and push through obstacles to get things over the finish line. If this sounds like you, you should join us.

About the role

We're looking for a Data Engineer who thrives on building reliable, automated, and scalable data systems in a fast-paced eCommerce environment.

You'll work with a modern data stack spanning data ingestion, orchestration, infrastructure, and cloud platforms - helping us design and maintain a high-quality data foundation for analytics and reporting.

This is a hands-on role with room to shape how data flows through the business. You'll work autonomously, make technical decisions, and be trusted to implement best practices using modern tools and workflows.

What You'll Do
  • Design and maintain data pipelines that collect, transform, and deliver data across eCommerce sources and platforms.
  • Use Infrastructure as Code to provision and manage reliable cloud environments.
  • Schedule and orchestrate workflows to keep data pipelines efficient and monitored.
  • Manage code versioning, automation, and deployment through modern CI/CD practices.
  • Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and business teams to ensure data is accurate, accessible, and timely
  • Support data governance, documentation, and observability initiatives.
  • Continuously evaluate and adopt new tools or practices to improve reliability and performance.
Technologies You'll Work With

(We don't expect you to know all of these - but familiarity with several is ideal)
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud Platform
  • Data Warehouse: BigQuery (SQL)
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (or similar)
  • Data Ingestion: Airbyte (or similar)
  • Data Modelling: DBT (or similar)
  • Version Control & CI/CD: GitHub, GitHub Actions
  • Orchestration & Scheduling: Airflow
Core Skills
  • Strong skills in Python and SQL
  • Comfortable using the command line
  • Experience building or maintaining data pipelines
  • Knowledge of cloud-based environments (AWS or GCP)
Experience (Nice to Have)

Experience working with data from eCommerce and digital business platforms such as:
  • Amazon Seller Partner API
  • Facebook Marketing API
  • Shopify API
  • NetSuite API
What We're Looking For
  • A self-starter who enjoys working autonomously and solving complex data challenges.
  • Someone who values clean, reliable, and well-documented data systems.
  • A collaborative mindset - able to work closely with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders.
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.
Why Join Us
  • Work with a modern, evolving data stack
  • Freedom to experiment, automate, and optimise.
  • A supportive, results-driven team in a growing eCommerce company.
  • Opportunities to grow into a senior role as our data platform scales.
Our benefits
  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week in office
  • 25 days holiday
  • Public holidays
  • Friday afternoons off in August
  • Home office setup
Our flagship brands Data & Technology Role Data Engineering Locations Cape Town, South Africa Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time

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