Data Engineer

Inference Group; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic consultancy in Cape Town seeks a Data Engineer to enhance their data capabilities. The role involves optimizing data pipelines and collaborating with experts to drive data-driven decision-making. Join a passionate team at the forefront of data and AI innovation.

Benefits

Training and Certifications

Flexible Working Options

Access to Latest Technology

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of data architecture and engineering principles.
• Proven experience in data engineering with scalable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Optimising data pipelines and building robust data storage systems.
• Collaborating with data scientists and software engineers for data management.

Skills

SQL

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Python

Java

Scala

Job description

Who are Inference Group?

Are you ready to be a part of a company that’s redefining the future of data and AI? Welcome to Inference Group, where we’re not just a tech startup – we’re a team of passionate innovators dedicated to empowering businesses through the transformative power of data, machine learning, and AI.

At Inference Group, we’re on a mission to help businesses unlock their true potential and drive sustainable growth. As we rapidly expand, we’re looking for like-minded, creative technical experts who want to make a real impact. Here, you’ll work alongside leading experts in data, AI, and technology, guiding clients to harness the full potential of their data.

Join us, and you’ll be at the forefront of the data and AI revolution. You’ll have the opportunity to turn cutting-edge concepts into scalable, operational solutions that enhance human creativity and decision-making. Our team is committed to delivering innovative analytical solutions to customers worldwide, helping them navigate and thrive in an AI-driven world.

At Inference Group, we believe in making the most out of our journey. If you’re ambitious, innovative, and eager to contribute to the early stages of a dynamic consultancy, we’d love to have you on board. Together, we’ll explore the limitless opportunities of data and AI, driving excellence and having a lot of fun along the way. Join us and be a part of something extraordinary.

Job Description

We are entering our next phase of growth and are now looking to establish a dynamic, tech driven capability in Cape Town. We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to broaden our engineering capabilities – this will involve optimising data pipelines to build robust data storage and processing systems that support our software applications.

We will provide everything you need to work remotely in this role, however as we grow our new office based in Cape Town we are excited to build a flexible hybrid working option to allow for team collaboration in person as we continue to scale.

As a Data Engineer, your expertise will be critical in transforming and preparing large volumes of data for analysis, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation. You will collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to develop efficient strategies for data collection, management, and storage, while developing and documenting data engineering best practices, architectures, and workflows.

Requirements

The ideal person for this role will have a strong understanding of data architecture and engineering principles, with a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable data solutions. In this role,. Your responsibilities will extend to monitoring and maintaining data infrastructure, ensuring that it is both efficient and secure. As a Data Engineer, you will contribute to the company’s commitment to excellence in data handling, ultimately driving our software solutions to achieve competitive advantages in the market.

Please apply if any of the following apply to you:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in data engineering or a related role, with strong proficiency in SQL and data warehousing techniques.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala for data processing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective teamwork across departments.

This role provides a unique opportunity for a proactive and driven person to take their engineering career to the next level. We are excited to work with someone who considers themselves a Tech Enthusiast - you love tech and can’t wait to learn more about projects, systems and data, with an aptitude for challenging existing ways of working, able recognise opportunities and identify innovative solutions that add real value to clients.

Working at Inference Group

If you’re a driven person with a love of life long learning, who is naturally curious and eager to contribute to the early stages of a dynamic consultancy, we would love to have you on board! As a team, we will explore the limitless opportunities of data and AI, driving excellence and having a lot of fun along the way.

We are a young, small company experiencing exciting growth and we are devoted to hire people at this stage who will be future leaders within our business. We are committed to your ongoing learning and development and love working with curious, life long learners - we have access to the latest technology and will provide training in these and certifications to help you grow and succeed.

As AI is constantly changing and evolving, we make a promise to our customers that we foster a culture of excellent people who have the most up to date training, knowledge and experience to help deliver innovative solutions.

• We Geek Out Loud: we excel in our data and AI domain, using our expertise to deliver solutions that realise value. We share our wisdom and experience proudly, no egos, just pure tech passion.
• We Act Boldly, and Collaborate Openly: we explore uncharted territories, working on the new to deliver operational solutions at scale. We don’t tread over old ground. We collaborate openly with full transparency, learning from each other as a community.
• We are the Connectors: we bridge the gaps between business value, data engineering, data science and deployment. Working seamlessly as one unified team internally and externally to deliver working solutions for our clients.
• We Empower our Customers: we equip our clients with the skills and knowledge to fully leverage, scale and deploy data and AI solutions. We prioritise delivering operational success over prototypes and proof of concepts to provide long term value. We build trust.
• We Love our Work: we are proud of the work we do and take ownership of it. We work on the things we love and care about, we work with passion with people we respect.
• We are Data Jedis: we work on hard problems and aim to deliver working solutions at scale. We don’t have time for politics, backbiting, gossiping, game playing or selfish behaviour. We work as one team with a mission to deliver and we will only achieve that together.

If you like our mission and connect with our values, we encourage you to apply.