AWS Data Engineer - Jumia (Full Time)

Job Description

Jumia, a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join their team. The Data Engineer will be proficient in AWS technologies, and will have a strong background in building scalable and efficient data pipelines using Python, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, S3 Buckets, and Apache Iceberg for Jumia's central data platform. The ideal candidate will transform Jumia's vast data landscape into a powerful engine for business growth and customer satisfaction. He will architect and build the data infrastructure that powers decisions for Africa's largest e-commerce platform.

What the role involves:

• 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 (or similar) for managing and organizing data in the data lake
• Create and maintain data catalogs using AWS Glue Catalog to organize metadata
• AWS Athena for interactive querying
• Familiarize with data modeling techniques to support analytics and reporting requirements, as well as knowledge of the data journey stages within a data lake (Medallion Architecture)

Requirements:

• Ideally, a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Ideally, +5 years of experience within the Data Engineering landscape
• 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 to work with Github
• Terraform and CICD pipelines are a great ‘nice-to-have

What the role offers:

• 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 our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders