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  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Ozow Full-time R 550,000 - R 800,000 Contract

    Ozow, a leading fintech company in Cape Town, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help build a robust data platform. The role involves mentoring junior engineers, interacting with various teams, promoting data best practices, and ensuring data quality across the organization.With 5+ years in data engineering, the ideal candidate will be proficient in SQL...


  • Durban, KZN, South Africa KeyrusSA Full-time

    Function: Data & Digital ConsultingLocation: South Africa, hybrid / client-site as requiredReports to: Data Engineering or Consulting Practice Lead About Keyrus Keyrus is an internationally recognised specialist in Data and Digital, and a trusted partner to organisations across industries. We deliver practical business solutions using modern, scalable...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa ATS Client Full-time

    ATS Client is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and scale a modern data platform. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, govern data quality, and mentor a growing team of engineers.Collaborate with analytics, data science, and product teams to deliver reliable, scalable data foundations that empower reporting and BI across the business. The...


  • george, western cape, South Africa Badger Holdings Full-time

    Data Engineer | On-site| George, Western CapeData Engineer | On-site| George, Western CapeBuild the data platform you wish you’d inheritedWe’re in the middle of a major data platform modernisation and this is your chance to help shape it.This isn’t about maintaining legacy pipelines. It’s about designing and building a scalable, cloud-native data...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    17 hours ago


    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Africonology Full-time

    Africonology in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and implementation of enterprise data solutions supporting strategic initiatives, analytics, AI, and regulatory compliance.The role collaborates with data scientists, analysts and stakeholders to ensure data availability, reliability and quality across platforms, delivering...


  • George, Western Cape, South Africa Badger Holdings (Pty) Ltd Full-time

    Data Engineer | On-site| George, Western CapeData Engineer | On-site| George, Western CapeBuild the data platform you wish you’d inheritedWe’re in the middle of a major data platform modernisation and this is your chance to help shape it.This isn’t about maintaining legacy pipelines. It’s about designing and building a scalable, cloud-native data...

  • Data and AI Platform

    14 hours ago


    Gauteng, South Africa Different Technologies Pty Ltd. Full-time R 1 - R 2 Contract

    Permanent I Hybrid I RoodepoortExperience:8+ years in AI platform architecture, deployment and optimization, ideally within large-scale telecom environments, with hands-on AI platform development, API management or MLOps practice.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology.Core Technical Skills:TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras;...


  • Gauteng, South Africa GAPP-Partners Full-time

    Permanent I Hybrid I RoodepoortExperience:8+ years in AI platform architecture, deployment and optimization, ideally within large-scale telecom environments, with hands-on AI platform development, API management or MLOps practice. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology.Core Technical Skills:TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras;...


  • gauteng, za, Gauteng Different Technologies Pty Ltd. Full-time

    Permanent I Hybrid I RoodepoortExperience:8+ years in AI platform architecture, deployment and optimization, ideally within large-scale telecom environments, with hands-on AI platform development, API management or MLOps practice.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology.Core Technical Skills:TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras;...


  • Remote, South Africa Gapp-Partners Full-time R 2 Contract

    8+ years in AI platform architecture, deployment and optimization, ideally within large-scale telecom environments, with hands-on AI platform development, API management or MLOps practice. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology. Core Technical Skills: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras; Azure, AWS, GCP; Databricks and...


  • za Gapp-Partners Full-time

    8+ years in AI platform architecture, deployment and optimization, ideally within large-scale telecom environments, with hands-on AI platform development, API management or MLOps practice. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology. Core Technical Skills: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras; Azure, AWS, GCP; Databricks and...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa DVT Full-time

    DVT is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Lead to design, build and govern data and architecture for AI initiatives. You will own Azure- and AWS-based environments, develop governed data pipelines and collaborate with data scientists and engineers to productionise AI capabilities.You will lead the data engineering team, ensure data quality and...


  • gauteng, za, Gauteng Impronics Technologies Full-time

    Impronics Technologies seeks a Market Data Technical Specialist / Data Analyst to support and stabilize real-time market data platforms in a Global Markets trading environment. The role emphasizes resilient data delivery, incident resolution, and vendor coordination within a regulated banking setting.The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa ATS Client Full-time

    Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and scale our modern data platform. This role is ideal for a hands‑on technical leader who can architect robust data pipelines, drive best practices in data engineering, and mentor a growing team. You will play a critical role in enabling analytics, data...


  • johannesburg, gauteng, South Africa X, bigly labs Full-time R 2 Contract

    X, bigly labs in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the design of the silver and gold data layers, set modelling and testing standards, and own the most challenging models during the SAP BW to Databricks migration. You will guide junior engineers, ensure BI-ready views for Power BI with certified measures, and maintain cross-team...


  • Gauteng, South Africa Impronics Technologies Full-time

    Impronics Technologies seeks a Market Data Technical Specialist / Data Analyst to support and stabilize real-time market data platforms in a Global Markets trading environment. The role emphasizes resilient data delivery, incident resolution, and vendor coordination within a regulated banking setting.The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    14 hours ago


    Wes-Kaap, South Africa Communicate Finance Full-time

    Communicate Finance seeks a senior Data Engineer to own enterprise-scale data architecture and platform initiatives, shaping standards and AI-enabled solutions for business success.You will lead data governance, security, reliability, and collaborate with stakeholders across the business while mentoring engineering teams and driving adoption of Airflow,...


  • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Srg Recruitment (Pty) Ltd Full-time

    Srg Recruitment (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Level 1) to lead design, build, and operation of data pipelines and platform capabilities across analytics, billing, experimentation, AI/ML workloads, and reporting. The role is hands-on with ownership, cloud-native platforms, and end-to-end domain responsibility.You will mentor Level 1 and 2...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa BigTalent Full-time

    Senior Data Scientist/Engineer (Platform and Enablement Lead) Job Openings Senior Data Scientist/Engineer (Platform and Enablement Lead) About the job Senior Data Scientist/Engineer (Platform and Enablement Lead) We're Hiring: Senior Data Scientist / Data Engineering (Platform and Enablement Lead)Bellville, Cape Town (Hybrid) Are you passionate about...


  • gauteng, za, Gauteng Carbon Data Solutions Full-time

    Prefect is building and operating resilient, Pythonic orchestration platforms. We are consolidating data stacks and seeking a Staff data platform lead to own Snowflake architecture, dbt pipelines, and Dagster orchestration end-to-end.You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, shape the roadmap, and contribute to open-source efforts. You’ll work in a...