Software Engineer I (Data Eng infra)

Who we are

Auroras mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly.

The Aurora Driverwill create a new era in mobility and logistics one that will bring a safer more efficient and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate intelligent individuals growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora visit follow us onLinkedIn.

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 this role you will be working with our seasoned engineers and contribute 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 years of recent professional experience in software engineering with a focus on data-related projects.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language commonly used for data engineering (e.g. Python Go or C).
• Preliminary experience with big data processing frameworks like Apache Spark Flink Kinesis Data Stream or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure) and their data services (e.g. S3 Redshift BigQuery Glue).
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Preliminary knowledge of data analytics infrastructure including data transformation tools such as DBT and visualization frameworks and tools
• Experience with building and managing data pipelines using an orchestrator like Apache Airflow.
• Able to systematically approach open-ended questions to identify pragmatic data solutions that scale
• Able to work effectively in a highly cross-functional fast-moving and high-stakes environment
• Proven ability to communicate technical data-driven solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences across stakeholders

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with data warehousing solutions like Snowflake or data lake architectures.
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools and practices.
• A passion for building elegant scalable and maintainable systems.
• Experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools

The base salary wage range for this position is $116K-$174K per year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.

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