Analytics Engineer - Data Platform (Remote/Hybrid)

takealot.com; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Market-related remuneration

Career growth opportunities

Staff discounts

Job summary

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for an Analytics Engineer (Data Platform) to join our team. You will work closely with Data Engineers, BI Analysts and stakeholders to design, build and optimize the data warehouse, data marts and reporting environments in a cloud-first setup.

The role requires 4-6 years of related experience, strong SQL, Python/JavaScript, and experience with Looker, BigQuery, Dataform, and CI/CD tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, CS, Mathematics or Engineering.
• Equivalent experience: 6 years in software/technology if no degree.
• 4-6 years related experience in a software/tech environment.
• 2+ years coding in Python and JavaScript (advantageous).
• 4+ years SQL experience and BI reporting tool familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to transform data into actionable insights.
• Own the full lifecycle development, deployment, production support and tuning of the Enterprise Data Warehouse and data marts.
• Design and implement reporting and analytical solutions.
• Maintain Looker, BigQuery and Dataform-based pipelines and architecture.
• Automate data extraction and reporting processes; validate data and ensure integrity.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

SQL

BI concepts

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, CS, Mathematics or Engineering

Tools

Looker

BigQuery

Dataform

Jenkins / Github Actions

Google Cloud

Job description

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for an Analytics Engineer (Data Platform) to join our team. You will work closely with Data Engineers, BI Analysts and stakeholders to design, build and optimize the data warehouse, data marts and reporting environments in a cloud-first setup.

The role requires 4-6 years of related experience, strong SQL, Python/JavaScript, and experience with Looker, BigQuery, Dataform, and CI/CD tools.