Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering and Infrastructure)

What we are looking for

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our data engineering and infrastructure team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and maintenance of our data platform, building the scalable and reliable systems that enable our organization to leverage data for insights and product innovation. You will work on the core data lake and data warehouse ecosystem infrastructure, data pipelines, and tools that process data at massive scale, ensuring it is accessible, high-quality, and secure.

In this role, you will

• Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources into our data warehouse.
• Develop and manage data infrastructure components using AWS cloud services and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, autonomy engineering teams and product teams to understand their data needs and build solutions that meet their requirements.
• Optimize data processing systems for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging for data pipelines and infrastructure to ensure operational stability.
• Champion best practices in data governance, data quality, and security.
• Work closely with other senior team members and management to improve the data ecosystem toolings, refine user experience, and continuously polish team roadmap.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on > Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.

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  At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organizations long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.

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