Analytics Engineer III, Marketing & Product

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Company

Education technology company delivering online courses, professional credentials, and degree programs through partnerships with universities and companies.

What you will do

• Architect, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and transformation models supporting product analytics and e-commerce event data.
• Cleanse data, verify integrity, enhance data sources, and improve analytical capabilities.
• Develop trusted datasets for tracking user behavior, customer engagement, enrollment patterns, purchase funnels, and core e-commerce metrics.
• Analyze and visualize data, communicate findings, and provide data-driven insights to product, business, and operational stakeholders.
• Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders on complex projects and guide technical decisions.
• Lead projects while supporting and mentoring junior analytics engineers and analysts.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar technical field.
• Bachelor’s degree required; a concentration in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or another analytical field is preferred.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills, including strong coding practices and the ability to support and upskill others.
• Advanced dbt knowledge and proficiency in building data pipelines.
• Ability to independently develop complex data models and work with version control, pull requests, debugging, issue tracking, documentation, and code hosting.
• Experience with a reporting tool such as Tableau and a solid understanding of data analysis, data engineering, and business intelligence.

Nice to have

• Experience with product telemetry and event data, including validating and tracking user journeys for product analytics.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, introduce tools and methodologies, and train other team members.
• Strong stakeholder communication, relationship-building, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture focused on belonging, respect, diversity, and equal opportunity.
• Full-time South Africa benefits include two complimentary short courses per year.
• Subsidized medical aid through Discovery Health Medical Scheme.
• Company pension and group risk contributions, plus an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous leave policy, including volunteer, study, and sports leave, as well as a company-wide festive season break.
• Work-life balance and reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process.