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Senior Data Engineer

Melkbosstrand, Cape Town City Centre💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-17 → 2026-08-10

Core

Design, build, and operate modern Databricks and Lakehouse data platforms supporting advanced analytics, AI, machine learning, and Generative AI initiatives.

Role type

Senior individual contributor data engineer (lakehouse & GenAI enablement)

Builds

Scalable data pipelines, lakehouse structures, curated knowledge datasets, and production-ready data solutions for AI workloads

Domain

Enterprise data engineering, cloud-native lakehouse architecture, Generative AI data patterns

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, CI/CD, data governance, scalable pipeline design

Preferred skills

RAG data patterns, feature-store workflows, vector/embedding-ready data, AWS or Azure cloud platforms

Technologies

Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Python, PySpark, SQL, Apache Spark

Responsibilities

Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and lakehouse structures; Develop pipelines supporting Generative AI applications including curated datasets and RAG patterns; Implement automated testing and CI/CD practices for production-grade solutions; Collaborate with AI/ML Engineers and Product Owners on AI-focused delivery initiatives; Ensure data solutions are observable, resilient, performant, and cost-efficient.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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