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Embedded Python Data & Automation Engineer

Work from home

Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.

South Africa only

From the listing details: Source listing states candidate location: "South Africa, Remote"

Employer listed it 8 days ago · Added 6 days ago

First listed 8 days ago and still open.

Salary

Not stated

Location

South Africa only

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Mid

Category

Software

The employer did not publish a salary, and we have too few comparable roles to estimate one.

What the advert says

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Working hours
Ability to work with meaningful overlap with US business hours .
Where you can work from
Location eligibility not confirmed
Contract
Not mentioned in the advert
Experience asked for
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Pay
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Remote flexibility

Work from home

This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in South Africa. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.

What the employer says

  • Source listing states candidate location: "South Africa, Remote"

What Nomaders makes of it

  • Residency required in South Africa
  • Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only

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Before you apply

Experience: employer states

Written as a requirement

  • “Required Experience & Skills”

Questions worth asking: Nomaders interpretation

  • The advert does not say where you can be based. Ask which countries they can legally employ or contract you from.
  • No pay is stated. Ask for the salary range before investing time in interviews.
  • The advert does not say whether this is employment or a contractor arrangement. Ask, as it affects tax and benefits.

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About the role

About the Role

We are looking for an Embedded Python Data & Automation Engineer to take ownership of an existing Python environment, maintain production systems, improve automations and data pipelines, and develop internal tools and integrations.

Key Responsibilities

System Transition & Knowledge Absorption: Shadow the departing programmer and take ownership of the existing Python codebase.

Production Support & Maintenance: Troubleshoot live issues, maintain existing systems, and ensure system stability.

Data Pipelines & Automations: Maintain, debug, and improve data pipelines and scheduled automations.

API & Integration Ownership: Maintain and extend APIs, third-party integrations, authentication flows, and webhooks.

Technical Debt: Identify fragile systems, undocumented dependencies, and technical risks and improve them over time.

Documentation: Create and maintain system documentation, workflow diagrams, dependency maps, and operating procedures.

Internal Tooling: Build practical automation tools and internal software based on business needs.

Engineering Practices: Use Git, pull requests, automated testing, changelogs, and staged deployments.

Required Experience & Skills

3+ years of professional Python experience in a data-focused environment.

Experience building or maintaining production data pipelines and automations .

Strong experience with APIs, integrations, authentication, and webhooks .

Experience working with an existing or legacy codebase .

Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases .

Familiarity with Git, pull requests, testing, and deployment workflows .

Strong written English and technical documentation skills.

Ability to work with meaningful overlap with US business hours .

Typical Day

Your day begins with a check on overnight automations and any open production issues. You spend focused blocks working through the current system — reading existing code, running tests, tracing integrations, and filling in documentation gaps. Early in the engagement, a meaningful portion of your time is in handover sessions with the departing programmer. As the transition matures, that time shifts toward new development: building automations, improving pipeline reliability, or scoping a new internal tool with the client. You communicate primarily over Slack and participate in planning sessions and check-ins that align with US business hours. You raise flags early, document as you go, and push changes through staging rather than directly to production.

Interview Process

Video Interview Screening

Requirements

  • ·3+ years of professional Python experience in a data-focused environment.
  • ·Experience building or maintaining production data pipelines and automations .
  • ·Strong experience with APIs, integrations, authentication, and webhooks .
  • ·Experience working with an existing or legacy codebase .
  • ·Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases .

Benefits

No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.

How to apply

  1. 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
  2. 2Tailor your CV to the role at Pavago, mentioning your remote working experience.
  3. 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

Found 7d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.

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