Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer
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11-06-2025
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Job Description
Who we are:
Mama Money is one of South Africas leading money transfer operators helping people send money safely and affordably to over 70 countries worldwide. Since 2015 weve been on a mission to make financial services accessible fair and simpleempowering our customers to support their loved ones and build brighter futures. Our growing offering now includes the Mama Money Card a smart solution for managing everyday finances effortlessly.
Were a diverse team of over 130 people from more than 20 countries united by our core values: Make it easy for customers Give it a go and Just own it. These values drive us to innovate take bold steps own our part and deliver exceptional service. Together were dedicated to making a difference while fostering a collaborative & supportive workplace.
At Mama Money we believe financial services can be a force for good. Join us to be part of a dynamic purpose-driven company thats transforming global remittances and helping customers thrive. Lets build a better future together!
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to build and grow our Data function of our data intelligence analytics and engineering at Mama Money.
As our Senior Data Engineer you will:
- Collaborate cross-functionally with analysts and product teams to deliver high-quality analytics-ready data.
- Understand the data and knowledge needs across the organisation and work towards fulfilling them.
- We want to be in a place where everyone has access to the data they need when they need it.
- Have a keen interest on all aspects from customer acquisition conversion retention commercial performance user experience etcDesign build and maintain scalable and secure data pipelines on AWS using services such as Glue S3 EMR and Lambda.
- Implement robust ETL pipelines using DBT for modular testable and version-controlled data transformations.
- Work with Apache Iceberg to manage large evolving datasets with support for time travel schema evolution and efficient querying.
- Solve data-related problems make decisions and complete trade-off analysis to stay on track towards business deliverable commitments.
- Create and enforce policies for effective data managementFormulate techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy accuracy and legitimacy of data.
- Support others in the daily use of data systems and ensure adherence to legal and company standards.
- Monitor and analyse information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies upgrades etc.).
- Ensure that the necessary elements are in place so that digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses.
About you:
- Proven experience as Senior Data EngineerDeep understanding and experience with machine learning BI and Data Analysis methodologies.
- Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection analysis distribution etc.)
- Familiarity with modern database and information system technologiesDeep experience with modern table formats such as Apache Iceberg Delta Lake or Hudi.
- Proven expertise in DBT for managing analytical data transformations.
- Experience with one or more BI tools (Tableau & Power BI)
- An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal.
- Interpersonal skills and developing relationships with team members.
- A love for customers and how they interact with our products and services
It would be a bonus if you:
- You have a technical background / extensive technical exposure.
Why Mama Money
At Mama Money were here to make it easyfor our customers our communities and for each other. Simplicity is at the heart of what we do whether its creating a seamless and stress-free customer journey or removing barriers that stand in the way of progress our work is all about delivering impact minimizing complexity and ensuring every experience with Mama Money is easy.
Were a team that isnt afraid to give it a go. We value taking action making bold steps embracing innovation solving problems doing the hard things and thinking smartly. Mistakes and failures dont stop usthey teach us. Every challenge is a chance to grow do better and push we just own it. Whether its delivering results collaborating across teams driving urgency or taking accountability for our actions we approach every task with integrity and purpose.
We make company goals our own showing up for each other our customers and our mission to create lasting change. Mamas ValuesThese arent just wordstheyre how we show up every day: Make it easy for customers. Give it a goJust own it.
Ready to join a high-performance team connected by the principles of these values At Mama Money youll find more than just a job; youll have the chance to make a real impact grow in a dynamic environment and contribute to something meaningful. Were all about empowering our team and were looking for people who want to be a part of that journey.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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