Analytics Engineer (Data Platform)

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Analytics Engineer (Data Platform) to join our team.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.

• Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.

• Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Mr D & TFS. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

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This position reports to the Data Platform Engineering Manager

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Work closely with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.

• 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.

• 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:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality work, in a fast-paced environment

• Focus on getting the job done, but have fun doing so

• Taking ownership and displaying accountability in the work required of you

• Have an interest in e-commerce, building a brand and business

• Customer-centric

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 6 years experience in a software/technology environment.

• • 4 - 6 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, data structures and algorithms

• • A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including Linux and operating systems, networking

• • Experience using Looker, BigQuery and Dataform is advantageous

• • OLAP and multidimensional cube design experience

• • Familiar with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, 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 Scrum and Sprint Agile methodologies is advantageous

• • Retail or e-commerce industry experience beneficial

• Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

• • The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.

• • Free subscription to takealotMORE

• • No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.

• • Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.

• • Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.

• • Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.

• • Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).

• • Staff discount. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for?

• • Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.

• • Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.

• • Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.

• • Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.

• • Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

• Like what you see?

• If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

• Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.