Data Engineer – Fintech (Hybrid, Nigeria)

About the role

Our client, a technology company focused on payments solutions for African businesses, is looking for a Data Engineer to join the Data Engineering team. The role is hybrid, based in Nigeria, and involves building scalable data platforms that support online and offline payment processing, operations management and business growth.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data ingestion, processing, storage and egress pipelines at scale.
• Build and operate the infrastructure that runs the data platforms, including cloud resources and container orchestration.
• Implement streaming solutions using Kafka, Debezium and Kafka Connect.
• Orchestrate workflows with tools such as Apache Airflow, Databricks, Dagster or Airbyte.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and analytics teams in a remote‑first environment.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of data engineering experience and at least 2 years of software development experience.
• Proactive, able to work independently and as part of a distributed team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

Required skills

• Python (essential); JavaScript, Scala (advantageous).
• Kafka, Debezium, Kafka Connect.
• Apache Airflow, Databricks, Dagster, Airbyte.
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redshift; familiarity with BigQuery and SingleStore.
• Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm.
• AWS services.
• Advanced SQL and complex query writing.
• Unit and integration testing, CI/CD pipeline setup.
• BI tools: Tableau, Looker, DOMO.