Data Engineer
Team: Data
Location: Remote
Commitment: Full-time
Workplace Type: remote
Who we are:
Mama Money is a growth-stage fintech on a mission to improve the financial lives of migrants and underserved communities across Africa and beyond. What started in 2015 as a cross-border payments service has grown into a multi-product financial platform. We give people the tools to send, save, and manage money — on their own terms, at a socially fair price.
Mama HQ is in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. We're 150 people strong (and counting), representing 19 countries across Africa, Asia, the UK, and Europe. From remittances to a growing range of financial products, everything we build is in service of people who deserve better. Our culture reflects that same commitment. We look after our team the way we want them to look after our customers. "Just be lekker!" means we trust our talented, diverse people to do what's right and make it happen — simply and with heart.
We've earned a few accolades, built lasting partnerships, and grown our reach in ways we're proud of. We've had good times and tough times, but our focus has never shifted. People over profit, always.
We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and grow our Data function of our data intelligence, analytics and engineering at Mama Money.
As our Data Engineer you will:
- 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 validationFollow 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
About you:
- 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
- Has experience with building Data pipelines and ETL processes
- Needs to be adequate with PythonExperience working with dbt
Why Mama?
At Mama Money, we build products that help people do more with their money, from sending money home, to saving, to accessing money in ways that feel safe & simple. The work we do matters because it helps real people in real ways every day.
We care about making life easier for our customers. We’re not afraid to give things a go, and we take ownership of what we do. We keep learning, support each other, and stay focused on what matters most.
If you’re looking for meaningful work and a team that cares about what they’re building, Mama Money could be the right place for you.
Mama’s values:
- Making it easier for customers
- Give it a go
- Just own it
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