Senior Data Engineer - GCP, ETL & Data Pipelines

Unifi Africa; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Unifi is seeking a Data Engineer / Solutions Engineer with strong GCP expertise to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines powering our loans business across Africa. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure clean data and meaningful insights, enabling smarter decisions and cost-efficient operations.

This role requires analytical thinking, self-motivation, and a passion for African business in a dynamic culture that values humour and initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong programming skills in BigQuery, Python, SQL, and GCP.
• Proven ETL development and data modeling expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines and architectures using GCP technologies such as Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage.
• Develop and manage ETL processes to transform diverse data sources into clean, structured formats for analysis and reporting.
• Partner with data scientists and analysts to understand their needs and deliver solutions that enable insights and decision-making.
• Create and maintain documentation for data pipelines, architecture, and data models to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues quickly to minimise disruption.
• Continuously optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Automate workflows and processes through scripts and tools that streamline operations.
• Safeguard data quality and integrity across all sources, pipelines, and platforms.
• Stay ahead of the curve by keeping up with new GCP tools, best practices, and data engineering trends.

Skills

BigQuery

Python

SQL

GCP

ETL development

Data modeling

Data lakehouse

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

GCP suite

Job description

Unifi is seeking a Data Engineer / Solutions Engineer with strong GCP expertise to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines powering our loans business across Africa. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure clean data and meaningful insights, enabling smarter decisions and cost-efficient operations.

This role requires analytical thinking, self-motivation, and a passion for African business in a dynamic culture that values humour and initiative.