Marketing Data Engineer – Ad Tech

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain API/ETL ingestion processes from DSPs, ad servers, and various advertising platforms.

• Standardize campaign data and uphold metric definitions utilized across dashboards and reports.

• Oversee cloud-warehouse structures and manage client data deliveries as necessary.

• Compare pipeline output with raw platform exports and investigate significant discrepancies.

• Create automated data-quality checks, including alerting and monitoring for the health of pipelines and dashboards.

• Administer service-account/API credential workflows within client-owned environments.

• Assist in platform migrations and reconstruct data integrations to avoid any reporting interruptions.

• Collaborate with the Dashboard Developer and Programmatic Lead on definitions, mapping, and validation of releases.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years in data engineering/analytics engineering with hands-on experience in ETL/API production responsibilities.

• Proficiency in SQL and at least one production programming or scripting language, such as Python.

• Familiarity with cloud data warehouses like BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

• Experience in reconciling data from multiple source systems and designing data-quality controls.

• Capability to manage production pipelines, diagnose failures, and clearly document data definitions.

• Direct experience with advertising or marketing platform APIs and campaign data is preferred.

• Familiarity with DV360 or other DSP data models, ad-server data, or marketing attribution feeds is preferred.

• Experience with scheduled reporting, alerting, and secure client data delivery is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.