Associate BI Engineer

impact.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commerce partnership marketing platform is seeking an Associate BI Engineer to contribute to impactful projects in Business Intelligence and Data Engineering. The role requires strong SQL experience, strong analytical skills, and a continuous improvement mindset. The ideal candidate will also support software testing and quality assurance efforts to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Health and Wellness benefits

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Free Coursera subscription

Generous parental leave policy

Technology stipend

Qualifications

• 1+ years of SQL experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Desire to work with Big Data technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and maintain SQL‑Based Reporting Features.
• Perform meaningful testing for the features built.
• Collaborate with a distributed team.
• Support software testing and quality assurance processes.
• Assist with quality management and continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

SQL experience

Analytical skills

Problem solving skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

MS Degree advantageous

Job description

impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award‑winning products—Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral) —unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands, including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics, rely on impact.com to power more than 225,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.

Are you ready to kickstart your career in Business Intelligence and Data Engineering? As an Associate BI Engineer, you’ll play an essential role in shaping data‑driven solutions and insights within a dynamic tech environment.

In this role, you’ll contribute to impactful projects by delivering meaningful tasks for your squad. You'll get hands‑on experience in end‑to‑end testing, supporting QA with staging environments, and resolving build issues—all while enhancing your skills. You’ll work with a cloud platform, gaining confidence in building basic apps and navigating the console.

You'll learn to apply best practices in software design patterns and testing, building new unit tests and strengthening legacy code. With practical exposure to continuous integration and integration testing, you’ll be well‑equipped to maintain and improve code quality.

As part of the BI team, you’ll help drive continuous improvement and ensure high data quality. This includes performing data assurance, identifying potential workflow issues, and highlighting insights that add value across the company.

You’ll also the opportunity to engage in sprint planning and design sessions. We encourage curiosity—ask "why" to fully understand the business impact of your tasks and connect with the purpose behind each project.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, test and maintain SQL‑Based Reporting Features for the Platform
• Perform meaningful testings for the features built
• Collaborate with a distributed team to fulfill the department's quarterly objectives
• Develop code both independently and while pair programming
• Write and maintain design, user and test documentation
• Learn the impact.com Reporting Tools
• Learn the impact.com Databases (which data is where, and how to find out how to utilise it)
• Learn best practices for creating well‑performing SQL within the impact.com data platform
• Perform triage activities through verification and fixing of bugs
• Build customer‑facing code with oversight
• Support software testing and quality assurance processes to ensure high‑quality deliverables
• Assist with quality management and continuous improvement efforts within the company.

What You Bring

• 1+ years of SQL experience
• You have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• BSc in Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering or related field, MS Degree advantageous.
• You take initiative.
• You have a continuous improvement mindset.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• You have the ability to multi‑task in a dynamic environment.
• You are a fast learner and have a positive can‑do attitude.
• You have a desire to work with Big Data and surrounding Technologies.
• You have good knowledge of quality management and continuous improvement.

Benefits and Perks

At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well‑being, growth, and work‑life balance.

• Flexible Working – Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We’re committed to a positive work‑balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
• Health and Wellness – Your well‑being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
• A Stake in Our Growth – We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company’s growth with a 3‑year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
• Investing in Your Growth – We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
• Parental Support – We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
• Technology Financial Support – We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses.

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, caste, religion, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non‑merit factors.