Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
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Southfield, MI - USA
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Job Summary
About Lucid
At Lucid we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucids proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture our award-winning vehicles bring our Compromise Nothing approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability design and engineering ambition and Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments combining exceptional range performance design and expansive space in a single experience.
We achieve this through deep vertical integration with design engineering and productionhappening in-houseacross our global offices the world united by a shared commitment to refusing to settle youcanhelpredefinewhatspossible andshape the future of mobility.
About the Team
TheADASData Infrastructure team builds and operates the foundational systems that powerautonomousvehicle development. We create scalable platforms services and data pipelines that ingest process store and serve large-scale sensor data from vehicle fleets to engineering teams across the company. We build the platforms and services that transform vehicle data into usable datasets forautonomousvehicle development.
The Role
We are looking for a software engineer to help build the data platform that supportsautonomousvehicle development. You will design develop and operate high-scale data pipelines and backend services responsible for processing and managing large-scale sensor datasets includingcamera LiDAR and vehicle telemetry data.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving challenging distributed systems and data infrastructure problems working across the full lifecycle from service development to production operations. You will collaborate closely with internal customers to deliver reliable scalable and efficient solutions that enable data-driven development ofautonomousvehicle technologies.
Responsibilities
- Design build and maintain backend services and data pipelines for ingesting processing storing and serving sensor datasets.
- Develop reliable and scalable systems using Python and AWS cloud services.
- Build APIs data services and tooling that enable efficient access toautonomousvehicle data.
- Improve platform reliability observability performance and operational efficiency.
- Own production services and participate in troubleshooting incident response and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal and external teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
- Optimizestorage compute and data movement costs while maintaining high performance and availability.
- Contribute to architecture discussions code reviews and engineering best practices.
- Support CI/CD infrastructure automation and operational excellence across the platform.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong software development experience in Python.
- Experience building and operating backend services distributed systems or large-scale data platforms.
- Professional experience with AWS and deploying applications to Kubernetes clusters.
- Experience with Airflow or other workflow orchestrators
- Experience designing data pipelines ETL systems or data processing frameworks.
- Experience developing containerized applications backend microservices and event-driven systems or data pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive projects from design through production operations.
- Experience building distributed systems or data platforms that process large-scale datasets in cloud environments.
- Past experience in theAutonomous Drivingindustry specifically backend and cloud development.
Compensation & Benefits: Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitivebenefits packageincluding medical dental and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a401(k) retirementplan. Eligible employees may alsoparticipatein Lucids equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards if applicable aredeterminedbased on individual performance role scope market considerations and overall company resultsin accordance withthe terms of the applicable plans.
Equal Opportunity: At Lucid we believe diversity strengthens everything we build. Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color national or ethnic origin age religion disability sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.
Accessibility: Lucid Motors is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need anyaccommodation toparticipatein the application process please contact us atTA-Operations <@> . This email address is designated solely for accommodation requests and is not monitored for job applications or resume submissions. To be considered for employment all applications must be submitted through the Lucid Motors Careers website.
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About Company
Lucid is the future of sustainable mobility, designing electric cars that further reimagines the driving experience.
