Team Lead, Data Platform Engineering

Impact

Cape Town, South Africa
On-site
Scala and python programming
Distributed computing with apache spark
Google cloud platform data services
impact.com is the world’s leading partnership management platform transforming how businesses manage and optimize partnerships with a powerful SaaS platform

Job Summary

  • impact.com is the world’s leading partnership management platform transforming how businesses manage and optimize partnerships with a powerful SaaS platform.
  • The Team Lead role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management to build a high-performing data platform engineering team and drive platform evolution.
  • The position is based in Cape Town with a hybrid work model, focusing on building scalable data pipelines, establishing governance frameworks, and improving platform reliability.

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impact.com is the world’s leading partnership management platform transforming how businesses manage and optimize partnerships with a powerful SaaS platform.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Scala and Python programming
  • Distributed computing with Apache Spark
  • Google Cloud Platform data services
  • Data platform engineering leadership
  • Data pipeline architecture and reliability
  • Orchestration with Airflow and Astronomer
  • Data governance and compliance

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in digital marketing technology
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Pub/Sub and BigTable
  • Building high-performing engineering teams
  • Strong communication and mentorship skills
  • Experience with CI/CD pipeline design
  • Platform migration from Databricks to Dataproc

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years in data platform or distributed systems engineering
  • 2+ years leading engineering teams
  • Advanced SQL and query optimization skills
  • Experience with cloud-native data platforms
  • Strong people management and coaching skills
  • Experience with data governance and compliance
  • Excellent communication with senior leadership

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