Junior Data Engineer, Cape Town – Remote

Timepers

3d•Remote

About The Position

Join a growing team in Cape Town as a Junior Data Engineer, where you'll build your skills working with data pipelines, databases and automation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a technical mindset, strong attention to detail and a desire to develop a career in data engineering.

Requirements

Matric, relevant qualification
Strong, sustained attention to detail during repetitive and high-volume work
Good time management and self-organisation
Sound research and problem-solving: verifies before trusting, investigates before escalating; researches and makes informed decisions with good justification
Clear written and spoken English
Takes ownership of tasks end to end; asks for support appropriately; works well in a team
Comfortable learning new tools and adapting as processes change
Confident with computers and everyday digital tools

Nice To Haves

Enjoyment of cleaning and standardising data
Desire to develop a career in data engineering

Responsibilities

Research and verify data across multiple sources
Gather market intelligence to support the development of the dataset
Capture and maintain data across relevant sources to a high standard of accuracy and completeness, including regular accommodation price and availability updates
Apply quality assurance to your own work; identify and correct errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Observe and analyse data changes across the student accommodation sector
Follow data guidelines, processes, and quality assurance checks consistently
Resolve issues independently where possible; escalate promptly when not
Organise your workload to meet deadlines without compromising quality
Communicate updates, questions, and blockers clearly; document your work for others to follow
Support dataset-related projects and other areas of the business during busy periods, as needed