AWS Data Engineer - Jumia (Full Time) at Jumia

Jumia, a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, is seeking an AWS Data Engineer to join its Kenya Tech Center. The role involves working in mixed teams with diverse nationalities, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies, and improving the lives of millions of Africans by offering convenient and affordable online solutions, the company noted.

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