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Apply for Data Engineer Role at Farmerline

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Farmerline is a learning organization and you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity to solve problems every day.  If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humour, you’ll thrive at Farmerline.

Farmerline

Role overview:

As part of business growth and expansion, Farmerline is looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing team of data experts. The hire will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our databases and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up.

The Data Engineer will support our Software Developers, BI Analysts and Data Scientists on data initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout the organization and its ongoing. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products.

The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company’s data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and Mongo and Azure big data technologies.
  • Develops and maintains scalable data pipelines and builds out new API integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
  • Collaborates with Engineering and Business units to improve data models that feed business intelligence tools and our products increasing data accessibility for both our internal and external stakeholders and fostering data-driven decision making across the organization.
  • Implements processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes that depend on it.
  • Performs data analysis required to troubleshoot data related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues.
  • Works closely with a team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts.
  • Designs data integrations and data quality framework.
  • Designs and evaluates open source and vendor tools for data lineage.
  • Works closely with all business units and engineering teams to develop strategy for long term data platform architecture

Qualifications:

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • 2+ years of Python & Java development experience
  • 3+ years of SQL experience (No-SQL experience is a plus)
  • 3+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
  • Ability to manage and communicate data warehousing plans to internal stakeholders
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining data processing systems
  • 2+ years of experience working with Azure and other cloud technologies
  • Experience with Hadoop and Spark is a plus

Reports to: Head – Business Intelligence

Length of assignment: Full Time

Suggested start date: Immediately

Location: Accra, Ghana

Apply now: Data Engineer Role at Farmerline

See other Farmerline jobs: https://farmerline.co/careers/

Press Statement: Federal Executive Council Approves 5G Policy for Nigeria

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The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The 5G Policy was approved at the Council meeting today, Wednesday, 8th September 2021, following the presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami). The implementation of the National Policy is with immediate effect.

The National Policy has been developed over a period of 2 years, due to the need for extensive stakeholder engagement and the need to ensure adequate public awareness and sensitization. The stakeholder engagement was thorough and multi-sectoral in nature. It also took into account the report of the 3-month 5G trials that commenced on the 25th of November 2019. The report critically reviewed and studied the health and security implications of deploying 5G in Nigeria.

Leading international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an organ of the United Nations, have confirmed that the deployment of 5G networks leave no adverse health effect and are safe.

5G networks offer significant advantages over the current technologies. Some of its advantages include much lower latency, higher bandwidth, greater device density, longer battery life for nodes and greater network flexibility. Several countries have already commenced the deployment of 5G and are enjoying its benefits. These countries include the United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, South Africa and Lesotho, to mention but a few.

The National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), chaired by Minister Pantami, will soon release spectrum to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) that meet all the required conditions.

The NCC, as the regulator of the telecommunications sector, will continue engaging stakeholders with a view to developing the regulatory instruments required for the successful deployment of the technology in Nigeria.

Dr Femi Adeluyi
Technical Assistant (on Information Technology) to the
Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
8th of September 2021

A Fintech Company Has Raised N2.2 Billion in Series 1 PCN Funding

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Under its N10 billion program, CapitalSage Technology Limited raised N2.2 billion in a series 1 Private Company Notes issuance.

The cash was raised to drive the company’s expansion across several markets in Nigeria and Africa, according to a news statement. United Capital Plc served as the transaction’s sole advisor and arranger, according to the business.

According to the company, “The Series 1 issuance, with a 365-day tenor, was subscribed with firm commitments from Fund managers and other institutional investors.

“The successful debt-financing round came on the heels of a positive investment appraisal of A3 (short-term) and BBB (long-term) with a stable outlook received from GCR Ratings, coupled with the strategic partnership and guidance of United Capital.

“This makes CapitalSage the first FinTech Company to be Noted on a Private Markets platform and the FinTech Company which has raised the highest debt amount in the Nigerian CapitalMarkets.”

“Our expansion is mainly motivated by our mission to build a sustainable and inclusive digital financial infrastructure that continuously empowers individuals and companies and enables wealth creation,” said John Alamu, Group Managing Director.

“We are constantly at the cutting edge of digital innovation that increases financial access across Nigeria. With this funding, we are poised to further redefine the finance landscape and scale up financial inclusion across Africa.”

The Head, Capital Markets & Advisory at United Capital, Babatunde Ajayi added, “CapitalSage Technology is a FinTech which offers a wide range of financial and technological solutions and has shown huge growth potential.

“The Company was able to attain an investment-grade rating from GCR, enabling this first entry to the Capital Markets. The transaction affirms CapitalSage’s strong management execution capacity and corporate governance position.

“In addition, it has paved the way for other FinTechs to approach the Nigerian Capital Markets, especially the deep pool of Private Markets available. United Capital Plc, leveraging on its deep knowledge of the capital and debt markets in Africa, is well-positioned to provide the right support for FinTechs seeking to access funding irrespective of size and length of existence.”

MTN Ghana makes a $1.6 million donation to the Girls in ICT Program.

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MTN Ghana, Africa’s largest telecommunications company, has contributed $1.6 million (GHS10 million) to the Girls in Information Communication Technology (ICT) Project. A Ghanaian project aiming at introducing young women to the field of information and communication technology.

 

The contribution, according to Business Ghana, will last three years and is part of MTN Ghana’s 25th-anniversary celebrations. MTN Ghana’s Chief Corporate Services Officer, Samuel Koranteng, said the firm was happy to assist the government’s efforts to close the gender gap in the country’s ICT industry at a brief ceremony in Accra to give the contribution.

“Our core belief as a business is that everyone deserves the benefits of modern, connected life. We, therefore, strive to ensure that men and women benefit equally from ICT,” Koranteng said, while also noting that MTN is a signatory to the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles, which has encouraged the firm to advance the cause and proliferation of gender equality in their business.

“Gender Empowerment is a key strategic component of MTN’s Corporate Social Investment and over the years we have made significant contributions in this regard. We however do not wait until precocious young girls become seasoned women professionals before taking an interest in them. Our contributions start from the grassroots level,” he added.

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, stated that the country’s tech sector has long been dominated by males, necessitating the need to teach and encourage more women to enter the field. She believes that exposing girls to ICT at a young age would help them develop the essential abilities to compete in the tech sector later on.

“I am excited how young girls have joined the program and are learning the mainstream ICT education like decoding and building of websites,” Owusu-Ekuful said.

According to the Minister, 1,000 young women are presently being taught in Ghana’s Western North area as part of an ongoing event. She went on to say that she hopes to see more women receiving training around the country to help them advance in their careers.

MTN Ghana was praised for its generosity, and Owusu-Ekuful called on other organizations to sponsor the initiative so that more African women may get much-needed ICT knowledge and skills.

Apply for the ICT 4 Inclusion Challenge (Africa Edition 2021)

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The ICT 4 Inclusion Challenge 2021 is now accepting applications. The goal of this challenge is to shape inclusive education for people with disabilities in Africa through digital and technology innovations that enable or improve access to education for Africans.
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Access to education is one of the greatest barriers to inclusion for children, young persons and adults with disabilities in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified this situation. Digital innovations can help to overcome this challenge by removing barriers to education for persons with disabilities.

What is ICT4IC?

ICT4IC stands for Information Communications Technology for Inclusion Challenge (ICT4IC). This is the hashtag and shortcut for this challenge.

What are we looking for?

We wish to foster & scale  digital and technical innovations that provide or improve access to education for children, youths and/or adults with disabilities in Africa.

You can submit your innovative idea, mock-up, or proof of concept (PoC) in any of the 4 criteria apply.

  • You are developing a digital device and/or application, that facilitates inclusive education.
  • You have a concrete idea to raise awareness for inclusive education using digital technologies.
  • You develop digital assistive technologies to be used in educative settings.
  • You are working on accessibility solutions for online learning environments.

Who can join?

Apply for Senior Analytics Engineer Role at GitLab

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GitLab’s DevOps platform empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies with 1,400+ team members and values that guide a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute.

This position is 100% remote, US Timezone

Analytics Engineers sit at the intersection of business teams, Data Analytics and Data Engineering and are responsible for bringing robust, efficient, and integrated data models and products to life. Analytics Engineers speak the language of business teams and technical teams, able to translate data insights and analysis needs into models powered by the Enterprise Data Platform. The successful Analytics Engineer is able to blend business acumen with technical expertise and transition between business strategy and data development.

In this role, you’ll have an opportunity to drive impact on a large scale by delivering trusted, transformed data that Senior Leadership will use to power the Customer Journey and Go To Market Motion decisions at GitLab.

Don’t have a ton of knowledge about GitLab yet? Don’t worry. We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you will be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfil your role.

As a team member responsible for helping to bridge the gap between business and technology, the Analytics Engineer role requires equal amounts business acumen and technical acumen.

  • Collaborate with team members to collect business requirements, define successful analytics outcomes, and design data models
  • Build trust in all interactions and with Trusted Data Development
  • Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual for major sections of the Enterprise Dimensional Model
  • Design, develop, and extend dbt code to extend the Enterprise Dimensional Model
  • Create and maintain architecture and systems documentation in the Data Team Handbook
  • Maintain the Data Catalog, a scalable resource to support Self-Service and Single-source-of-truth analytics
  • Document plans and results in either issue, MRs, the handbook, or READMEs following the GitLab tradition of handbook first!
  • Implement the DataOps philosophy in everything you do
  • Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices (such as the SQL Style Guide) for a high-scale database environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review.
  • Approve data model changes as a Data Team Reviewer and code owner for specific database and data model schemas
  • Provide data modeling expertise to all GitLab teams through code reviews, pairing, and training to help deliver optimal, DRY, and scalable database designs and queries in Snowflake and in Periscope.
  • Ability to use GitLab
  • Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization
  • Positive and solution-oriented mindset
  • Comfort working in a highly agile, intensely iterative environment
  • Self-motivated and self-managing, with task organizational skills
  • Great communication: Regularly achieve consensus amongst technical and business teams
  • Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate complex business activities, technical requirements, and recommendations
  • Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following business subject areas: marketing, finance, sales, product, customer success, customer support, engineering, or people
  • 4+ years in the Data space as an analyst, engineer, or equivalent
  • 4+ years experience designing, implementing, operating, and extending commercial Kimball enterprise dimensional models
  • 4+ years working with a large-scale (1B+ Rows) Data Warehouse, preferably in a cloud environment
  • 2+ years experience building reports and dashboards in a data visualization tool
  • 1+ years creating project plans to identify tasks, milestones, and deliverables

Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

Hiring Process

To view the full job description and hiring process, please view our​ ​handbook​. Additional details about our process can also be found on our ​hiring page​.

Compensation

To view the full job description and its compensation calculator, view our handbook. The compensation calculator can be found towards the bottom of the page.

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.

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GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

Apply now: Senior Analytics Engineer GitLab

Apply for Software Engineer – Testbase Role at Microsoft

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Imagine this: you finally finish writing that code. Now comes the tedious part – setting up the testing environment with the latest versions of all the tools you need. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have this easily available to you?

Millions of our enterprise customers and software vendors deal with this every month. It slows down their progress and makes their lives a little less fun. They cannot easily re-test their code as new security updates for Windows come out every month.  
 
What if you could help solve this painful, recurring problem for customers around the globe? We’re building a Cloud service that uses intelligence to tackle this important problem. We want people like you to build this service from zero to world-class maturity.  

Responsibilities

This job might be for you if:  

  • You’re intrapreneurial and love being a founding member of teams 
  • You love to roll up your sleeves and solve problems 
  • You are excited about open source projects 
  • You love making and testing prototypes with real customers 
  • You get excited about solving real problems that impact a large number of lives 
  • You’re optimistic that we can help traditional industries with their digital transformation with cool new tech 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and/or 3+ years experience building online services and data solutions 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

  • Object-oriented languages like Java/C# 
  • Web technologies like Javascript 
  • Scripting languages like Python/Powershell 
  • Working with Big Data 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Benefits and Perks

  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Savings and investments
  • Giving programs
  • Educational resources
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Opportunities to network and connect
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Generous time away

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Australian Zip Co Limited Set to Acquire South African FinTech Payflex

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As part of its worldwide growth aspirations, Australian Zip Co Limited has announced its intention to completely acquire South African buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech Payflex.

Zip intends to build its South African company and expand into other African nations with large underbanked, technologically aware populations that would benefit from new payment solutions, with a presence in twelve markets across five continents.

Payflex is South Africa’s first and largest BNPL participant, having expanded from a base of just 70 merchants in 2019 to over 1,000 active merchants today, including well-known brands like Superbalist, Cotton On, and Runwaysale.

Payflex has over 135,000 customers, which is five times the 25,000 consumers it had a year ago (August 2020).

“The growth of Payflex over the past few years has demonstrated the demand for BNPL in South Africa. Zip’s acquisition will boost the speed and scale of Payflex’s expansion and allow merchants and shoppers to benefit from Zip’s world-class products, platform, and global reach. It is also a significant vote of confidence in the all-South African Payflex team, which will remain unchanged and focused on growing the business,” says Paul Behrmann, founder, and CEO of Payflex.

“This has been a truly transformational 12 months as Zip has continued to deliver, despite the most exceptional global economic conditions. We started the year with a clear strategy for global expansion, and we have seen record growth, ending the year with $5.8-billion in total transaction volume, and more than 7.3-million customers and 51k merchants around the world,” says Larry Diamond, Zip managing director, and CEO.

The BNPL model allows Payflex customers who meet certain criteria to divide the cost of their purchase into four equal payments, each payable over six weeks and interest-free. Customers may apply in seconds with no paperwork, and they will only be charged a late fee if they miss a scheduled payment. Customers can use any Visa, Mastercard, or American Express card to pay their Payflex installments.

“Shoppers definitely prefer to pay for their purchases in interest-free installments when given the choice. A recent survey revealed that 80% of shoppers would not have made their most recent online purchase if not for the BNPL offering. The volumes reported by SA merchants mirror global trends, which is driving a massive rise in the number of merchants offering BNPL,” says Behrmann.

Payflex boosts merchant sales by 30% on average, as well as other important company indicators including cart abandonment, order frequency, revenue, and new customer acquisition. Payflex intends to add an in-store service later this year, which will considerably increase the Payflex BNPL solution’s reach and market.

“The shift away from the unfriendly world of credit cards that was the genesis of Zip’s  Australian business, and it’s proven to be a global phenomenon. Millennial and Gen-Z customers are consistently demonstrating their appetite for the simpler, fairer payment options that Zip is providing. This global play supporting customers and global retailers alike provides a real point of difference as we strive to become the first payment choice and a trusted and innovative, global payments brand,” Diamond concludes.

Ridelink has raised a pre-seed round of $150k to develop e-logistics technologies for East Africa.

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Ridelink, an e-logistics platform based in Uganda, has secured a $150k pre-seed round to strengthen its technology and expand its marketing activities.
The investment was made possible by a collaboration between the startup and Ortus Africa Capital, Omidyar Network, and the African Leadership Academy’s Young Entrepreneurs Fund (Anzisha).
After receiving investment from seedstars last year, Ridelink’s total cash raised now stands at $250,000.
Ridelink, founded in 2017 by Daniel Mukisa, is an e-logistics platform that connects SMEs to a network of transportation providers.
Uganda’s population increased by 6.8% from over 44 million in 2019 to over 47 million in 2021, resulting in an increase in SMEs throughout the country.
SMEs are rapidly becoming the backbone of growing economies like Uganda’s; the sector employs over 2.5 million people, accounting for 90% of the private sector’s workforce.
Ridelink is on a mission to reduce the cost of transportation for small businesses by linking them with truck drivers and utilizing technology to make company operations operate more smoothly, boost revenue, and enhance mobility efficiency and performance.
Though Ridelink began in Uganda, it has now grown to service commercial hubs throughout East Africa, including Uganda’s urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, as well as Kenya and Tanzania.
According to reports, the firm has served more than 250 SMEs and has over 2000 drivers transporting cargo across East Africa.
“We intend to use the funds obtained to create internationally competitive and resilient technology as well as expedite our marketing campaigns,” says Daniel Mukisa, the company’s founder and CEO.
“The Young Entrepreneurs Fund is designed to incentivize co-investments into graduates of our programs like Daniel who have chosen to become career entrepreneurs,” said Thokoza Mjo of the Anzisha Prize, who manages the fund. “Ridelink demonstrates the ability of very young Africans to build job generative businesses and is a compelling business case for why we should all consider the opportunity to invest younger.”
Ortus Africa Capital CEO/CIO Kenneth Legesi is excited to add the startup to its tale of making a difference by investing in firms that are developing Africa’s economies. “We hope that this not only assists the entrepreneurs in their growth but also provides other investors in the African ecosystem the confidence to join us on this journey,” Legesi said.

Apply for QA Engineer Role at Kuda Bank

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We are Kuda, an unusual bank on a mission to change the way Nigerians spend, save and manage their money, and we’re looking for a self-starter to join our fast-paced team as a QA Engineer.

This is a great opportunity for you to grow your skills, help build the future of banking in Nigeria and set yourself on the path to an amazing career.

At Kuda, you will:

  • Develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality
  • Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Monitor debugging process results
  • Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
  • Test current products and identify deficiencies
  • Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
  • Develop and monitor performance metrics for all stages of the production process
  • Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements and ensure consistent project execution
  • Plan, create and manage the overall quality planning strategy
  • Identify quality assurance process bottlenecks and suggest actions for improvement
  • Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

You’ll be considered for this role if you:

  • Are familiar with native android and ios development frameworks
  • Have strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
  • Have experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
  • Have hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
  • Have hands-on experience with automated testing tools
  • Have solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
  • Have experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
  • Have experience with performance and/or security testing
  • Have a sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Are a team player
  • Have good time-management skills
  • Have great interpersonal and communication skills
  • Have good problem-solving skills
  • Can take the initiative and adapt to a fast-paced work environment

A few reasons to work at Kuda:

  • An exciting and flexible work environment
  • Competitive pay
  • Smart and kind coworkers
  • Full pension contribution
  • Reliable health insurance

Apply now: QA Engineer Role – Kuda Bank

View more jobs at Kuda: https://kuda.breezy.hr/