Senior Data Engineer
Ozow
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Description
Meet Ozow
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
More about this Ozow fantastic position
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our data team and play a key role in building a scalable, reliable data platform. You’ll help transform raw data into actionable insights and data products that power strategic decisions and enhance our payment platform.
Your role and responsibilities
Leadership
- Mentor and support junior data engineers where required
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and analytics teams
- Contribute to best practices and continuous improvement within the data team
Data Platform & Architecture Enablement
- Design and maintain scalable data architectures aligned to business objectives
- Enable data-driven decision-making across the organisation
- Contribute to the evolution of Ozow’s data platform and strategy
Data Pipeline Development & Reliability
- Build and maintain robust data pipelines
- Ensure high data quality, integrity, and availability
- Optimise data storage, processing performance, and cost efficiency
- Develop data applications to automate business processes
Data Quality, Governance & Analytics Support
- Develop and maintain data models to support analytics and reporting
- Work closely with stakeholders to define data requirements and deliver solutions
- Monitor and troubleshoot data issues ensuring minimal downtime
- Implement data governance, security, and compliance best practices
- Support business intelligence and analytics initiatives
Tool Utilization + Change Management
- Maintain clear documentation for data pipelines, processes, and systems
- Drive improvements in data engineering tools and workflows
- Support system upgrades, migrations, and integrations
- Promote adoption of data best practices across teams
Automation and AI
- Identify and implement automation opportunities within data workflows
- Leverage modern tools to enhance data processing efficiency
- Support AI/ML readiness by ensuring high-quality, well-structured datasets
You are an ideal candidate if you have
- 5 years+ experience in a Data Engineering or similar role
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python (or similar programming language)
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Knowledge of data warehousing solutions (e.g., Databricks preferred)
- Understanding of data modelling concepts and best practices
- Experience with streaming or real-time data processing is advantageous
- Exposure to fintech, payments, or high-volume transactional environments is a plus
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
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Benefits
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
About this role
Ozow is building out its data infrastructure, and this Senior Data Engineer role sits at the center of that effort. You'd own the design and maintenance of scalable data architectures that enable the fintech platform to process high-volume payment transactions reliably while supporting analytics and strategic decision-making across the organization. Beyond hands-on pipeline development, you'd mentor junior engineers, collaborate across product and engineering teams, and drive improvements in data governance, quality, and cost efficiency.
The role demands 5+ years of data engineering experience with strong SQL and Python skills, hands-on work with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and data warehousing tools like Databricks, and a solid grasp of data modeling. Experience in fintech or payments environments is valued. You'll need to balance technical depth—building robust pipelines, optimizing performance, ensuring data integrity—with leadership responsibilities and a genuine ability to influence teams across disciplines. The interview includes a technical assessment alongside conversations with the hiring manager and C-suite.
Based in Cape Town and working in-office, you'd have access to on-site perks including meals, a barista, and learning opportunities, plus standard benefits like medical aid subsidy and generous leave.
How this employer is doing
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- Recently Raised Funding
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