Software Engineer, Data Input and Access

Mission Summary The Data Ingestion and Access team is in charge of Motional's sturdy core processing pipeline, which handles the vast influx of petabytes of data from our self-driving vehicles. Positioned at the intersection of data-focused analysis and strategic decision-making, our team partners with a diverse variety of departments. We strive to enhance automated metrics extraction, facilitate manual assessments of specific incidents, and aid comprehensive ad-hoc analyses. Possessing a global footprint, our team maintains a well-established presence in vibrant cities like Las Vegas and Singapore, in addition to versatile remote operations. What you'll be doing - Whether as an infrastructure generalist or specialist based on your interest and experience, aid us in constructing the physical and AWS infrastructure required to process and curate petabytes of data. - Enhance the cost efficiency, time efficiency, and dependability of processing. - Develop and preserve strong inter-team interfaces and data abstractions. - Work together with cross-functional machine learning, robotics, and data analysis teams to influence design for scalability, testability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. - Contribute with driven colleagues in a fast-paced, cooperative setting. The team’s project focuses include: - Ingestion of raw data from self-driving vehicles (LIDAR data, camera data, radar data, other diagnostic data, etc.), - Constructing and enhancing AWS microservices, - Interfacing with IT and Vehicle Engineering to optimize on-prem offloading infrastructure, - Adding functionality and enhancing the reliability of internal Python SDK and REST APIs, - Scaling the physical and cloud infrastructure 100x to support commercial operations growth, and - Achieving 40% or more cost savings on processing. What we're looking for - Solid Python skills and practices. - Experience with AWS services and solutions (lambdas, step functions, s3, terraform, etc.). - Experience in developing large, high-scale cloud applications or related experience. - Strong software design skills with the capability to work independently with minimal guidance. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - A strong sense of ownership: Steering projects from conception to production. - A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field. Bonus points (not required) - Outstanding AWS cloud development experience or certifications. - Experience with machine learning and/or robotics. The salary range for this role is an estimation based on a broad range of compensation factors which include but aren't limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range stated in this job post reflects base salary only. This role might include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can provide 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.