{"id":198681,"date":"2025-09-15T13:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/za\/jobs\/%wpbb_job_industry%\/senior-data-engineer"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:38:05","slug":"senior-data-engineer-198681","status":"publish","type":"wpbb_job","link":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/za\/jobs\/technology\/senior-data-engineer-198681","title":{"rendered":"Senior Data Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join a high-performing Data Engineering team at a key stage of growth. You&#8217;ll help design and scale a secure, cost-effective data platform that powers smarter decisions across the business. 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