Fresh Jobs at Tiko

The Job

You will form an integral part of our Agile tech team who is responsible for creating and maintaining the software that allows our platform to function. You’ll also be responsible for:

• You maintain and develop new features on our software platform. You apply the principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of our software.
• You make sure the software you develop is secure and safe with regards to information security & personal data.
• We expect you to actively participate in meetings and projects and to coordinate with your team members. We also expect you to continue to develop yourself and keep abreast of new developments. 
• You document your work and make sure that your documentation is clear and understandable for future use by others. 
• Our team works in an agile way, and you will be part of the rituals and practices. 

About you

• You have in-depth development experience using Java and building software from the ground up. You’re a logical thinker and a natural problem solver who wants to use your technical skillset to make an impact.

Requirements:  

• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience working with Java backend tools and frameworks, including Spring.
• You are not just focused on writing code—you strive for quality and scalability.
• Experience with microservices and AWS is a plus.
• You have excellent English skills, both spoken and written.
• You are currently based in Portugal / South Africa / Kenya.
   

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The Job

• You work with our team to ensure that we’re able to unpick and understand past and future data. You support the overall availability of data to the organization and are expected to be the champion for automated data QA testing - ensuring data quality, reliability, and integrity across our systems.

Responsibilities:

• You translate our business needs into technical solutions.
• Ensure that data is readily available from multiple sources.
• You develop and maintain tools to analyze our data and identify trends.
• You turn these data into a clear report that helps local and global teams take decisions on risk, changes, and programs.
• Take ownership of implementing and promoting automated data QA testing practices across the team.
• Continue to work in an Agile way, as per our teams.

About you

• You are a lover of all things Data, and understand how to gather, analyze and interpret information. You take pride in data quality and are ready to be the champion for automated data QA testing, driving best practices to ensure data accuracy and reliability. You are used to agile practices and rituals and will join in with the team's way of working. 

Requirements:  

• 8+ years of experience working with complex data sets and expertise in data and tools.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets
• Previous experience building processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL)
• SQL and AWS working experience is essential 
• Python, Terraform, and Airflow experience is very beneficial
• Below are some of the technologies we use at Tiko: Lambda, Flyway, SQL, dbt, pgTAP, PostgreSQL, Python, Terraform, Airflow (experience in these technologies will be essential)
• You have excellent English skills