Analytics Engineer (Data Platform)
Takealot Group
| Company | Takealot Group |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Cape Town |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Last verified | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Takealot.com , South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Analytics Engineer (Data Platform) to join our team.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
Scale : 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
Learn : We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
Grow : Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Mr D & TFS. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
Who’s who in the tech space
This position reports to the Data Platform Engineering Manager
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
Work closely with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.
Responsible for the full life-cycle development, implementation, production support, and performance tuning of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Marts, and Business Intelligence Reporting environments.
Design and implement reporting and analytical solutions.
Analyses business and functional requirements and translates these requirements into robust, scalable, operable solutions.
Help to maintain our Kappa & Lambda event-driven architecture built on BigQuery, DataForm and Looker.
Ensuring that the data pipelines and general support infrastructure continue to run and operate in the most efficient manner.
Provide operational support, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
Automating data extraction and report update processes.
Data validation and integrity testing.
Data cleansing and multidimensional data modeling.
Optimisation of data models.
The skills we need:
Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
Excellent problem-solving skills
Proven track record of delivering high-quality work, in a fast-paced environment
Focus on getting the job done, but have fun doing so
Taking ownership and displaying accountability in the work required of you
Have an interest in e-commerce, building a brand and business
Customer-centric
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years experience in a software/technology environment.
4 - 6 years related experience
1 - 2 years of coding experience in Python and JavaScript (advantageous)
Minimum 2 years’ experience using a BI reporting tools (e.g. QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, etc.)
Minimum 4 years SQL experience
A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including Linux and operating systems, networking
Experience using Looker, BigQuery and Dataform is advantageous
OLAP and multidimensional cube design experience
Familiar with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Github Actions
Have experience with Google Cloud, or another cloud provider (architecture, operations)
High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models
Experience with Domain Driven Design (DDD) is advantageous
Experience working in Scrum and Sprint Agile methodologies is advantageous
Retail or e-commerce industry experience beneficial
Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
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