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Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

Anywhere
full-time
Posted 11/24/2025
Direct Apply
Key Skills:
Python
SQL
AWS (EKS, Lambda, ETL)
Distributed system design
Data pipeline engineering
Backend services
Cloud ETL technology

Compensation

Salary Range

$159K - 207K a year

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable data infrastructure, backend services for data discovery and lineage, and maintain data processing pipelines.

Requirements

3+ years as data or pipeline engineer, BS/MS in CS or related, strong Python and SQL, AWS experience, distributed systems knowledge.

Full Description

Mission Summary The Data Platform team is the vital link between our company's expansive data and the engineering teams that rely on it. We architect and operate the core services and infrastructure necessary to transform petabytes of raw data each month into actionable insights for our Machine Learning and Autonomy engineers. This role is a key contributor across our core initiatives: Data Processing: We are building state-of-the-art infrastructure to meet the demands of our rapidly scaling fleet and sophisticated ML engineering requirements. You will be responsible for ensuring that our core data pipelines are robustly engineered—meaning they are performant, user-friendly, and highly fault-tolerant. Data Discovery: we are building a platform that combines cataloging data for search needs across our metadata stores, vector datastores, and various data warehouses to super charge our ML pipelines. You would be coming in and working with ML and autonomy stakeholders to build out this new discovery platform. Data Lineage: we are getting started with building our data lineage system that will track the usage of all data at Motional. You would work with our stakeholders to ensure our system is widely adopted and address customer pain points. What You'll Be Doing Play a key role in designing and building the next generation of data infrastructure. Build scalable backend services for data discovery and data lineage systems. Write high quality, maintainable code to process petabytes of data Lead and champion high-level system design and quality code reviews/technical contributions. Design, build, and maintain scalable data processing and access with cloud ETL technology. What We're Looking For 3+ years of professional experience as a data engineer or data pipeline engineer BS or MS in Computer Science or related field Strong development experience with Python and SQL. Expertise with AWS services and solutions (EKS, Lambda, ETL) Experience with distributed system design and development Comfortable working in a fast-paced, continuous delivery environment Bonus Points (not required): Experience with Infrastructure Monitoring Experience working in cross-functional development teams The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range $159,000—$207,000 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

This job posting was last updated on 11/26/2025

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