The Role
The Data Engineer will develop data solutions, build pipelines, maintain data quality, and support analytics needs within the organization.
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Who we are:
Mama Money is one of South Africa’s leading money transfer operators, helping people send money safely and affordably to over 70 countries worldwide. Since 2015, we’ve been on a mission to make financial services accessible, fair, and simple—empowering our customers to support their loved ones and build brighter futures.
Our growing offering now includes the Mama Money Card, a smart solution for managing everyday finances effortlessly.
We’re a diverse team of over 150 people from more than 20 countries, united by our core values: Make it easy for customers, Give it a go, and Just own it. These values drive us to innovate, take bold steps, own our part and deliver exceptional service. Together, we’re dedicated to making a difference while fostering a collaborative & supportive workplace.
At Mama Money, we believe financial services can be a force for good. Join us to be part of a dynamic, purpose-driven company that’s transforming global remittances and helping customers thrive. Let’s build a better future together!
We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and grow our Data function of our data intelligence, analytics and engineering at Mama Money.
As our Data Engineer you will:
- Work closely with Product and Development teams to help deliver components of the data roadmap
- Gain a strong understanding of the organisation’s data needs and contribute to building accessible, reliable data solutions
- Develop an interest across key business areas such as customer acquisition, conversion, retention, commercial performance, and user experience
- Build, refine, and deliver data backlog items in collaboration with the Agile development team
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, integrations, and transformations to support business reporting and analytics
- Support data analysis, dashboard development, and self-service analytics by providing clean, well-structured datasets
- Implement data management best practices to ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability
- Apply techniques for accurate and complete data collection and validationFollow secure and efficient procedures for data handling, storage, and processing
- Assist colleagues with data access, extracts, and reporting as required
- Monitor data systems and pipelines to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement
- Troubleshoot data-related issues and support routine maintenance and enhancements
- Help ensure data platforms and databases are protected from data loss and security risks
- Analyse data trends and provide well-structured datasets to support informed decision-making
About you:
- Experience working as a Data Engineer
- Solid understanding of data analysis, BI, and analytics practices
- Familiarity with modern databases, data warehouses, and data platforms
- Experience with at least one BI tool (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Qlik)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Good communication and time management skills
- Has experience with building Data pipelines and ETL processes
- Needs to be adequate with PythonExperience working with dbt
Why Mama Money?
At Mama Money, we’re here to make it easy—for our customers, our communities, and for each other. Simplicity is at the heart of what we do, whether it's creating a seamless and stress-free customer journey or removing barriers that stand in the way of progress, our work is all about delivering impact, minimizing complexity, and ensuring every experience with Mama Money is easy.
We’re a team that isn’t afraid to give it a go. We value taking action, making bold steps, embracing innovation, solving problems, doing the hard things, and thinking smartly. Mistakes and failures don’t stop us—they teach us. Every challenge is a chance to grow, do better, and push boundaries.
And we just own it. Whether it’s delivering results, collaborating across teams, driving urgency, or taking accountability for our actions, we approach every task with integrity and purpose. We make company goals our own, showing up for each other, our customers, and our mission to create lasting change.
Mama’s Values These aren’t just words—they’re how we show up every day.
1. Make it easy for customers
2. Give it a go
3. Just own it
Top Skills
Dbt
Power BI
Python
Qlik
Tableau
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The Company
What We Do
Mama Money is a rapidly growing, innovative, tech company and the world’s first Social Business Money Transfer Operator. Mama provides an easy, safe and low-cost way for foreign nationals to send money home to support their families. Our mobile application is easy-to-use and allows our customers to send money to their loved ones through a vast payout network that's continuously expanding. Rather than looking at profit-maximisation, Mama aims to directly assist people who don’t earn a lot by lowering the cost of cross-border payments. Mama Money was built to help African and Asian expats who left their homes and communities in search of better opportunities. Social upliftment through financial inclusion is the core belief of Mama Money and this drives us to keep growing and innovating. We have plenty of new job vacancies available so be sure to follow our page for regular updates. Mama is always on the lookout for individuals who want to make a positive impact on this world through meaningful work. Come and join the family
