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Senior Data Engineer
Jumia
Posted 5 months agoNairobi, Kenya
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Data & Analytics
Job Description
About
Jumia: Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform.
Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in
Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use
Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.
Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia
Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia
Pay].
With over 3,000 employees,
Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders.
Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in
Africa.
In April 2019,
Jumia was the first
Tech company in
Africa to be listed on the
New
York
Stock
Exchange.
About
Jumia
Tech
Centers
Want to be part of the biggest tech center in
Africa and work in mixed teams with over 16 different nationalities? Join
Jumia
Kenya
Tech
Center where tech meets purpose.
At Kenya
Tech
Center you will be managed by and mentored by top tech leaders across
Portugal,
Egypt and
Kenya.
You will also be working with state-of-the-art technologies & methodologies, and using agile philosophy, all as means to improve the lives of millions of
Africans across the continent by offering them convenient and affordable online solutions.
And with that as our PURPOSE, innovation at
Jumia NEVER stops and you will be moving from one exciting challenge to the next.
What you will be doing
Python,
PySpark, and SQL Use
GitLab as the versioning control system
Utilize S3 buckets for storing large volumes of raw and processed data
Apache
Airflow (MWAA) to orchestrate tasks
Utilize
Apache
Iceberg (or similar) for managing and organizing data in the data lake
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Requirements
- Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
- Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, and the overall AWS data ecosystem.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users.
- Proficiency with GitHub.
- Terraform and CI/CD pipelines experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL.
- Use GitLab as the versioning control system.
- Utilize S3 buckets for storing large volumes of raw and processed data.
- Implement and manage complex data workflows using Apache Airflow (MWAA) to orchestrate tasks.
- Utilize Apache Iceberg for managing and organizing data in the data lake.
- Create and maintain data catalogs using AWS Glue Catalog to organize metadata.
- Use AWS Athena for interactive querying.
- Apply data modeling techniques to support analytics and reporting requirements, including knowledge of the Medallion Architecture.
- Design and develop pipelines using
- Implement and manage complex data workflows using
- Create and maintain data catalogs using AWS Glue
- Catalog to organize metadata AWS Athena for interactive querying
Benefits
- A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment.
- A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector.
- The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team.
- An unparalleled personal and professional growth as a longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders.
How to Apply
Apply through the Jumia careers portal.
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