Data Engineer

ONE is a global, nonpartisan organization fighting for a more just world by demanding the investments needed to create economic opportunities and healthier lives in Africa. We do this by deploying trusted and dynamic advocacy that leverages hard-hitting data, credible grassroots activism, creative political engagement, and strategic partnerships. We use all this to influence decision-makers to take action and tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Read more at www.one.org.

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our ONE Data team, working with a team of data scientists, analysts, researchers and data visualization experts. In this role, you will help design, build, and improve the data infrastructure supporting our data and analysis tools and platforms. ONE Data is building a shared, open infrastructure for the development sector. It aims to let analysts, researchers, journalists and policymakers answer questions about development, health, and climate finance in minutes, not days or months. As a Data Engineer you will be working on our core infrastructure layer: modular, open-source pipelines, tools, and a knowledge graph which stitch together development financing and policy data. Your job will be to take raw, (potentially) messy, fragmented data and information, transforming it into clean, trusted, analysis-ready knowledge and data that fuels everything we build. This is a full-time opportunity reporting to the Data Director.

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ETL workflows and tools which ingest heterogeneous sources (APIs, CSV, XML, PDFs, web-scraped HTML) at scale.
• Model the ONE Data Knowledge Graph, crafting schemas and enrichment logic/tools which connect finance flows, programmes, geographies, and outcomes.
• Productionise AI/ML, collaborating with the data-science/product team to deploy AI classification, search, exploration, and analysis tools.
• Embed data quality and governance, owning tests, lineage, observability and documentation for all data compiled/modelled by ONE Data.
• Partner across disciplines, translating policy questions into data features, pairing with researchers and advocates on ad-hoc analyses, supporting other data teammates in modern engineering practises.
• Contribute to open-source tools: all our work is open source by default, and we design and develop aiming to create building blocks that the sector can reuse, repurpose, and build upon.

• Experience with one or more of: data modelling, graph databases, knowledge graphs, agentic search, generative AI, research and analysis workflows
• Advanced Python and SQL skills; proficient JavaScript.
• Hands-on cloud infrastructure experience (GCP) and strong CI/CD mindset.
• Experience with system design and making technical decisions.
• Excellent communicator who enjoys turning messy/complex questions from non-tech colleagues into elegant, reproducible data products.
• Passion for open data, social good, and the power of data and evidence to catalyse change.
• At least 5+ years of applicable experience (post-graduate)
• Experience with development, health or climate finance datasets, or public budget data from developing countries.
• Demonstrated open-source contributions.
• Familiarity with Data Commons or working with public data.

• An understanding of the complexities surrounding collaboration in a global matrix organization.
• Highly organized, analytical, detail oriented and self-motivated.
• Collaborative approach and strong interpersonal skills.
• Remain positive in high pressure and stressful situations.
• Critical thinking, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Action oriented and results focused.
• Flexible and resourceful.
• Independent problem solver.
• Ability to work in a second language preferred.

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in another language such as German or French is desired.

Travel up to 5%.

Hybrid workplace environment. Team schedules and business needs may dictate the specific days/times you need to be in the office. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

If you are ready to join the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, please submit a resume and cover letter to this opening at ONE jobs (http://www.one.org/jobs).

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants. When an applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to compete for a job, they may request it orally or in writing (please email ). ONE will process requests for reasonable accommodation and will provide reasonable accommodations where appropriate, in a prompt and efficient manner.

We understand that a diversity of strengths, experiences, and backgrounds makes our team stronger. If this position interests you, we encourage you to apply and tell us why you are a great candidate for the role. ONE does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. To learn more about our diversity and inclusion work and priorities, visit https://www.one.org/about/diversity.

Due to the number of inquiries that ONE receives, we thank all candidates for their interest yet only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.