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Senior Engineer, ML Data Services
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote U.S.
Open 4 months, first seen by us 128 days ago- Pay
USD 149,000–198,500/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Salary Range $149,000—$198,500 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Read the full posting- Work setting
Remote — work setting source
Listed location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote U.S.
Read the full posting- Employment
- Not stated
What you’ll work on
Full postingDesign and implement REST APIs and microservices for data labeling and annotation
Build and maintain scalable cloud ETL data pipelines for Autonomy teams
Own highly available backend services and APIs that store and expose terabytes of data
Design monitoring and observability services for MLOps data pipelines
Mentor junior engineers through pairing sessions on SDLC and code quality
From the employer’s posting
Design and implement Restful APIs and microservices for data labeling and annotations
Architect, build and maintain scalable data processing pipelines with cloud ETL technology to deliver datasets for Autonomy teams
Take ownership of highly-available, critical backend services and APIs that store and expose terabytes of data
Design and develop monitoring and observability services for the MLOps data service pipelines
Mentor and teach junior engineers in the team to develop good SDLC skills and better quality code with pairing sessions
Posting record
Report an errorOpen 4 monthsWe first saw this posting 128 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Jun 30, 2026128 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 95
- Last seen by us
- Nov 5, 2026
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 128
Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 54.
Well past Motional’s usual: its jobs come down by about day 61.
From 11,069 similar postings that came down, and 9 of Motional’s. Coming down is not always a hire.
Motional is hiring
13 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Hiring has slowed
- Its jobs tend to stay up a long time
- 8% of open jobs were reposted
See how this role fits your experience
Add your resume and we’ll mark which of these tools you already use, and point out anything in the posting that could rule you out.
- Python
- AWS
- Docker
- DynamoDB
- Redshift
- S3
Where the posting names them
What we're looking for: - 5+ years of software development experience with Python preferred - 5+ years of web backend development experience with REST APIs and microservices
- 5+ years of web backend development experience with REST APIs and microservices - 3+ years of AWS cloud experience (e.g., DynamoDB, API Gateway, EKS, Lambda, OpenSearch, Redshift, S3 ) - 3+ years of data engineering experience with AWS Step Functions, Airflow or Prefect
- 3+ years of AWS cloud experience (e.g., DynamoDB, API Gateway, EKS, Lambda, OpenSearch, Redshift, S3 ) - 3+ years of data engineering experience with AWS Step Functions, Airflow or Prefect - Strong written and oral communication skills
- Expertise in deploying and optimizing vector databases for retrieval pipelines and multi-dimensional data embeddings - Experience in Docker Containerization - Autonomous driving industry experience
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Demand for Data Engineer roles
New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 8% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
Mission Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our ML Data Services team and help us build and improve data infrastructure for Autonomy ML teams. As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for building scalable microservices, APIs, and tooling to support Autonomy labeling needs. You will also help architect and implement scalable pipelines to process terabytes of data and deliver datasets for ML training, Simulation, and evaluation.
What you'll be doing:
- Design and implement Restful APIs and microservices for data labeling and annotations
- Architect, build and maintain scalable data processing pipelines with cloud ETL technology to deliver datasets for Autonomy teams
- Take ownership of highly-available, critical backend services and APIs that store and expose terabytes of data
- Work closely with leadership and stakeholders to define objectives, align timelines, agree on key deliverables, and build the execution plan
- Design and develop monitoring and observability services for the MLOps data service pipelines
- Mentor and teach junior engineers in the team to develop good SDLC skills and better quality code with pairing sessions
What we're looking for:
- 5+ years of software development experience with Python preferred
- 5+ years of web backend development experience with REST APIs and microservices
- 3+ years of AWS cloud experience (e.g., DynamoDB, API Gateway, EKS, Lambda, OpenSearch, Redshift, S3 )
- 3+ years of data engineering experience with AWS Step Functions, Airflow or Prefect
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience working in cross-functional development teams, including quarterly road map design
- Hands-on experience using modern AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development, refactoring, and code review
- Ability to mentor junior engineers
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
Bonus points (not required):
- Hands-on experience with using Ray, Beam, Spark, or related big data processing in a large-scale environment
- Expertise in deploying and optimizing vector databases for retrieval pipelines and multi-dimensional data embeddings
- Experience in Docker Containerization
- Autonomous driving industry experience
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
$149,000—$198,500 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.
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- Pay
Salary Range $149,000—$198,500 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
- Location & working pattern
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote U.S.
Working pattern and location restrictions need checking in the full posting.
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