Data Engineer (Junior)

Spatialedge; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Spatialedge is looking for a data engineer to design and build data pipelines, use and contribute to open source tools that manage data flow, and help develop the systems underlying machine learning and advanced analytics workloads. You will be part of an agile team solving problems for big enterprise clients daily.

The role emphasizes curiosity, independence, and self-motivation with a focus on delivering robust data solutions and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematical degree or any suitable technical qualification.
• Programming experience and experience with at least one database.
• Experience in an agile environment, comfortable with Linux, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines and contribute to open source tools managing data flow.
• Help design and improve systems underpinning ML and analytics workloads.
• Work in an agile team to solve problems for large enterprise clients on a daily basis.

Skills

Programming

Database experience

Agile

Linux

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematics

Job description

At Spatialedge we solve the big-data engineering challenges associated with building production-grade advanced analytics/machine learning systems that provide value to corporate analytics departments and big enterprises as a whole. With interest in the AI, data and analytics space accelerating, more and more companies are interested in solving their data challenges, improving their decision making and automating their processes. We are a company that prides itself on openness, excellence and continual professional and personal development of our team members. We take our goals seriously, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously.

As a data engineer at Spatialedge you will develop data pipelines, use and contribute to open source tools that manage data flow, and help to develop and improve the systems underlying machine learning and advanced analytics workloads. You will be working as part of an agile team solving problems for big enterprise clients on a daily basis.

Personal Qualities

Curiosity and an eagerness to learn

Independent, determined, and self-motivated

Basic Qualifications

Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematical degree or any suitable technical qualification.

Programming experience.

Experience with working with at least one database.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in an agile environment

Comfortable working in Linux

Demonstrates tenacity to find the root cause of any problem

Stays focused on the end goal, even under shifting priorities

Produces high-quality output

Has worked with at least one well known development methodology

Stretch Goal Qualifications

Has experience working with any of the major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc)

Has experience working with big data

Has experience with streaming and distributed computing systems