Anthony Selley
@anthonyselley
Data engineer and analytics leader building scalable, insight-driven pipelines with Databricks, dbt, and Azure.
South AfricaWhat I'm looking for
I am a data engineer and former product lead who builds reliable, scalable, and insight-driven data systems using Databricks, dbt, and Azure Cloud. I translate complex requirements into measurable business impact and lead cross-functional teams to deliver production-grade solutions.
At the Provincial Health Data Centre I built ETL for a 400,000-patient diabetic cohort, implemented dbt for modular SQL and testing, and introduced dimensional models that doubled stored-procedure performance. I also created Power BI reports to measure intervention impact.
As a consultant I migrated financial-reporting pipelines to Databricks, improved cost and maintainability, and upskilled client engineers on git-based workflows for Databricks and Power BI. I monitor and debug Databricks, Fivetran, and ADF pipelines to improve reliability and reduce reruns.
I have a track record of founding and scaling data teams and education initiatives—co-founding a data team at Umuzi.org and co-founding the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge that reached 20,000+ learners. I prioritize delivery consistency, observability, and pragmatic, data-driven product decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Databricks Consultant
Snap Analytics
May 2025 - Present (5 months)
Migrated financial-reporting pipelines from DataSphere to Databricks, improving performance and maintainability; upskilled client engineers on Databricks and Power BI git workflows and reduced pipeline reruns by improving monitoring and debugging.
Data Engineer
Provincial Health Data Centre
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 6 months)
Built ETL pipelines for a 400,000-patient diabetic cohort using Databricks, dbt and SQL Server, introduced dimensional models and optimized stored procedures to achieve 2Ă— faster runtimes and delivered Power BI cohort analysis to assess intervention impact.
UMTech-Ed Team Lead
Umuzi.org
Apr 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Led delivery of data and software engineering training for youth across Africa; founded the data team to track student progress and outcomes and halved code-review turnaround time to improve learner experience.
Technology Lead
E-Cubed
Launched a WhatsApp chatbot that supported 150,000+ teachers during COVID, overseeing technical delivery and deployment to scale engagement.
Product Lead
Founders Factory Africa
Built a repository of startup playbooks with regional incubators and led product initiatives to support startup growth and operational consistency across portfolio ventures.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Eastern University
Master of Science, Data Science
Grade: 95.7% (70% complete)
Master's in Data Science, 70% complete with a 95.7% average.
UTUniversity of Cape Town
Bachelor of Business Science (Honours), Finance & Mathematics
Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) in Finance and Mathematics.
Availability
Location
South AfricaAuthorized to work in
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