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Description

Introduction:

The Kuda data and decisioning team is a small, experienced team tasked with building a modern data stack that supports automated decisioning, and establishing an advanced analytics function. We play a central role in plotting Kuda’s progress and providing critical insights and capabilities as we grow the business.

We’re looking for data analysts who are passionate about applying their analytical and engineering skills to democratise insights, metrics and data-driven decisions. You’ll have the challenge, and opportunity, to influence the foundations of a critical business function during a high growth phase. If you are excited about having an impact on the business, we want to hear from you.

You’ll be expected to:

• Design, build and maintain data products to improve availability and usability of data and insights across the whole business

• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to define how best to measure, monitor and understand customer behaviour and product performance

• Develop compelling dashboards and automated reporting

• Drive strategic initiatives to improve the quality and timeliness of insights

• Conduct analysis to understand cus behavior and optimise products

• Shape and influence our data models and infrastructure to optimise the delivery of data products and insights

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 5+ Years of experience in a Business Intelligence Engineering, Data Analyst and/or Data Science role, with a focus on analysing large data sets to solve problems

• Expert knowledge of SQL

• Strong knowledge of and experience with tools like QlikView, SAS Visual Analytics, Tableau or Looker

• Prior experience with designing and implementing data products to track business or product KPIs

• A good understanding of funnel analysis, customer segmentation, customer activity modelling, churn analysis and A/B testing

• A degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Math, Sciences, Engineering)

Nice to haves:

• Experience working in AWS, Google Cloud or Azure

• Using dbt to write SQL data transformations

• Experience with Python as a data analytics and scripting language

• Good understanding of the software development process and best practices

• Prior experience at a growth stage internet or software company

Benefits

Why join Kuda?

Kuda is an African-born digital bank. We aim to bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa access great financial products and services. We’re challenging traditional banking and have ambitions to become the go-to bank for ‘every African on the planet’.

We successfully raised funding to fuel our product growth and geographical expansion. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

Our goal is to build a team of smart and kind individuals who work together to solve interesting and challenging problems, shaping the future of banking for all Africans.

The Cape Town team share offices in Claremont to enable connection and collaboration, but we follow a remote-first work policy and offer flexible working hours.

We look forward to offering great perks and benefits in the near future, to create a rewarding environment that supports work-life balance.

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Description

Introduction:

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors.

With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our team. You will use various methods to transform raw data into useful data systems. For example, you’ll create algorithms and conduct statistical analysis. Overall, you’ll strive for efficiency by aligning data systems with business goals. To succeed in this data engineering position, you should have strong analytical skills and the ability to combine data from different sources. Data engineer skills also include familiarity with several programming languages and knowledge of learning machine methods. If you are detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills and experience in this field, we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and organize raw data

• Build data systems and pipelines

• Evaluate business needs and objectives

• Interpret trends and patterns

• Conduct complex data analysis and report on results

• Prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modeling

• Build algorithms and prototypes

• Combine raw information from different sources

• Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability

• Identify opportunities for data acquisition

• Develop analytical tools and programs

• Collaborate with data scientists and architects on several projects.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a data engineer or in a similar role

• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques

• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Java and Python)

• Hands-on experience with SQL database design

• Great numerical and analytical skills

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, or similar field; a Master’s is a plus

• Data engineering certification (e.g IBM Certified Data Engineer) is a plus

Benefits

Kuda is an African-born digital bank. We aim to bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa access great financial products and services. We’re challenging traditional banking and have ambitions to become the go-to bank for ‘every African on the planet’.

We successfully raised funding to fuel our product growth and geographical expansion. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

Our goal is to build a team of smart and kind individuals who work together to solve interesting and challenging problems, shaping the future of banking for all Africans.

The Cape Town team share offices in Claremont to enable connection and collaboration, but we currently follow a remote-first work policy and offer flexible working hour

We look forward to offering great perks and benefits in the near future, to create a rewarding environment that supports work-life balance.