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Role Description

We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and grow our Data function of our data intelligence, analytics and engineering at Mama Money.

• Work closely with Product and Development teams to help deliver components of the data roadmap.
• Gain a strong understanding of the organisation’s data needs and contribute to building accessible, reliable data solutions.
• Develop an interest across key business areas such as customer acquisition, conversion, retention, commercial performance, and user experience.
• Build, refine, and deliver data backlog items in collaboration with the Agile development team.
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, integrations, and transformations to support business reporting and analytics.
• Support data analysis, dashboard development, and self-service analytics by providing clean, well-structured datasets.
• Implement data management best practices to ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability.
• Apply techniques for accurate and complete data collection and validation.
• Follow secure and efficient procedures for data handling, storage, and processing.
• Assist colleagues with data access, extracts, and reporting as required.
• Monitor data systems and pipelines to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Troubleshoot data-related issues and support routine maintenance and enhancements.
• Help ensure data platforms and databases are protected from data loss and security risks.
• Analyse data trends and provide well-structured datasets to support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Data Engineer.
• Solid understanding of data analysis, BI, and analytics practices.
• Familiarity with modern databases, data warehouses, and data platforms.
• Experience with at least one BI tool (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Qlik).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Good communication and time management skills.
• Experience with building Data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience working with dbt.

Benefits

• At Mama Money, we’re here to make it easy—for our customers, our communities, and for each other.
• We value taking action, making bold steps, embracing innovation, solving problems, doing the hard things, and thinking smartly.
• We approach every task with integrity and purpose.

Company Description

Mama Money is one of South Africa’s leading money transfer operators, helping people send money safely and affordably to over 70 countries worldwide. Since 2015, we’ve been on a mission to make financial services accessible, fair, and simple—empowering 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.
• We’re a diverse team of over 150 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, we’re dedicated to making a difference while fostering a collaborative & supportive workplace.
• At Mama Money, we believe financial services can be a force for good.