Data Engineer Job at Moniepoint

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Data Engineer

Job Location: Lagos

What you will get to do

• Build and maintain robust data pipelines processing large volumes of data
• Update and optimise our data platform for speed, scalability and cost
• Coordinate with different functional teams to understand and meet their data needs
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyse model performance and data accuracy
• Solve general data-related problems

To succeed in this role, you should have

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or any other related field
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer (5+ years, can be made up for with accomplishments)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Advanced proficiency with SQL
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Experience using version control tools such as git
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques

Experience With The Following Would Be a Plus:

• Data governance
• Building and deploying machine learning models
• Terraform or other infrastructure as code tools.

What To Expect In The Hiring Process:

• Application & portfolio review: We assess your experience, creativity, and ability to produce high-quality motion work.
• Preliminary phone call with the recruiter: a brief conversation to discuss your background, interests, and expectations.
• Design Interview: a deep dive into motion process, toolkits, decision-making, and collaboration approach.
• Motion Design Challenge: a brief, open-ended scenario to assess motion craft, systems thinking, and communication.
• Final executive conversation: a discussion with senior leadership to assess your systems alignment, vision, and culture fit.