Data Engineer at uLesson

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our growing team of analytics experts.
• You will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross-functional teams. 
• The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up. 
• The Data Engineer will support the data team and our software developers on data initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Build data pipelines that clean, transform and aggregate data from different sources.
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architectures.
• Develop models to be used to make predictions and answer questions for the overall business
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional/non-functional business requirements.
• Work with the team to build complex algorithms that provide unique insights into the Company’s data.
• Use agile software development processes to iteratively make improvements to the Company’s end systems.
• Model front-end and back-end data sources to develop a comprehensive picture of user flows that enables impactful data analysis.
• Optimize existing infrastructure for extraction, transformation, and loading of data from various data sources using SQL and Google BigQuery.
• Prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modelling.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, and optimizing data delivery for greater scalability.
• Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability.
• Identify opportunities for data acquisition.
• Develop analytical tools and programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data, and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or other relevant fields.
• Masters Degree in Statistics, Applied Math, or related disciplines or fields is an advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years previous experience as a data engineer or in a similar role.
• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages (e.g., Java and Python).
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Experience using Google Cloud Platform or other similar cloud services.
• Experience working with data ETL tools and processes, DBT and Fivetran experience is a plus.
• Communication skills, especially explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with a research-oriented team working on concurrent projects.

Salary
N500,000 - N650,000 / Month