Analytics Engineer

4 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa takealot.com Full time

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Analytics Engineer to join our team in  Cape Town .

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Head of TDT Analytics

Your responsibilities will include : .

Work closely with stakeholders, Engineering and Analysts to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions. Lead a team of Analysts 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. Database management and administration in both Postgres, MySQL and BigQuery.  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 BigQuery, DataForm 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:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent leadership and team management capabilities. Ability to work under pressure and respond to incidents quickly and effectively. Strong conflict resolution skills. Excellent communication and presentation abilities. Experience leading teams. Design and data structures A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including Linux and operating systems Familiar with tools such as Github Actions Experience with Google Cloud, or another cloud provider (architecture, operations) High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models

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 7 years experience in a
software/technology environment. 5 - 7 years related experience 1 - 2 years of coding experience in Python and JavaScript (advantageous) Minimum 2 years’ experience using a BI reporting tools (e.g. QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, etc.) Minimum 4 years SQL experience A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design and data structures A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including Linux and operating systems, networking Experience using Looker, BigQuery and Dataform is advantageous Familiar with tools such as 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 an Agile methodology is advantageous Retail or e-commerce industry experience beneficial

The Environment :

takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa. We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. We are short on ego and high on output. We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an  Extra Ordinary Mind  who:

is respectful but forthright is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute is analytical, able to use data to make decisions is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours) is  passionate about the potential of e-commerce  and delivering a  world-class customer experience is  entrepreneurial ,  thrives under change  and accepts it is a constant and always  looks for solutions  to do something better and faster is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input; is curious and challenge the status quo is innovative and enjoys iteration is collaborative will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com thinks like an owner  of the business is  SMART, has INTEGRITY  and  is HARD WORKING

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