Data Platform Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Services

Trimble; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimble is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to help build and evolve our Transportation & Logistics data platform on Google Cloud Platform.

This role blends cloud engineering, data pipelines, and software engineering with a strong focus on automation, Infrastructure as Code, resilience, and governance.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, reason about, and debug code, data pipelines, and infrastructure across multiple layers of the stack.
• Hands-on experience with declarative IaC tools (Terraform), state management, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong foundational knowledge of cloud primitives (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with focus on GCP.

Responsibilities

• Own platform outcomes from intent through to production with direct iteration and minimal handoffs.
• Design, provision, configure, and evolve cloud environments using IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist in migrating workloads from AWS/Azure to a unified GCP platform.
• Design, deploy, and optimize data primitives, analytics platforms, and pipeline orchestration.
• Translate governance requirements into automated guardrails (IAM, networking, secrets, data classification, encryption).
• Maintain observability, runbooks, ADRs, and deployment evidence for auditable services.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate automation, troubleshooting, and code reviews.
• Manage cloud spend with labeling, capacity monitoring, and cost-control practices.

Skills

Engineering Generalism

Cloud & Platform Engineering

Data Engineering Fundamentals

AI & Operational Excellence

Systems Thinking & Judgment

Pragmatic Builder

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

BigQuery

Airflow

Job description

Drive Innovation as our Next Data Platform Engineer - Data Infrastructure & Services

Ready to participate in building and evolving our next-generation Transportation & Logistics data platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)? This role combines cloud engineering, data pipelines, and software engineering with a default focus on automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), operational resilience, and corporate governance.

What Makes This Role Interesting:

The Data Platform Engineer – Generalist operates as an AI-augmented builder who decides, designs, and fixes across our cloud infrastructure, platform tooling, and data engineering layers.

Recognizing that no single engineer can be a deep expert across every layer of the modern data stack, this role uses AI tools by reflex to deliver end-to-end capabilities with minimal handoffs or coordination overhead. Operating in a lean Platform Engineering pod, you will bring strong core capabilities while maintaining the breadth required to support our ongoing platform migration from AWS and Azure to GCP, build data workflows, and collaborate closely with lead data engineers.

• Decide, Design, & Ship End-to-End: Own platform outcomes from intent through to production. Prefer direct iteration (think → build → validate) over cross-role handoffs, pulling in specialists only when risk or complexity truly justifies it.
• Engineer Infrastructure as Code: Design, provision, configure, and evolve cloud environments using version-controlled, reusable IaC modules (Terraform) and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Support Multi-Cloud Migration: Assist in migrating legacy workloads, storage layers, and pipelines from AWS and Azure into our unified GCP platform.
• Build Data Platform Capabilities: Support the design, deployment, and optimization of data primitives, analytics platforms, and pipeline orchestration (batch and streaming).
• Embed Governance & Guardrails: Translate corporate security, privacy, compliance, and risk requirements into automated technical guardrails (IAM, network controls, secrets management, data classification, and encryption).
• Maintain Auditability & Telemetry: Treat observability, technical documentation, decision records (ADRs), deployment evidence, and runbooks as core elements of the product—ensuring all services are observable and safe to operate.
• Leverage AI by Reflex: Integrate AI coding assistants and LLM workflows into daily platform operations to accelerate automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and code reviews across multiple technical domains.
• Cost & Capacity Stewardship: Manage cloud spend responsibly through labeling standards, capacity monitoring, cost-control policies, and lifecycle practices.

Production-Ready Delivery Standards («Definition of Done»):

• IaC & CI/CD Managed: Infrastructure fully defined in version-controlled IaC with peer review and automated CI/CD pipeline deployment.
• Observability & Recovery: Monitoring, alerting, logging, and telemetry active prior to release, alongside defined and tested rollback paths.
• Operational Readiness: Updated runbooks for anything that could create an incident or page someone off-hours.
• Governance Compliance: Verified alignment with security, data privacy, architecture, and corporate risk controls.
• At Trimble, we’re not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.
• You’ll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you’ll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
• Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
• Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Data Platform Engineer, Data Engineer, Software Engineer, DevOps, Generalist, Python, SQL, dbt, BigQuery, GCP, AWS, Airflow, Kafka, Agentic AI, Terraform, Transportation and Logistics

At Trimble, our core values of Belong, Grow, and Innovate aren't just words—they're the foundation of our culture. We foster an environment where you are seen, heard, and valued (Belong); where you have an opportunity to build a career and drive our collective growth (Grow); and where your innovative ideas shape the future (Innovate). We believe in empowering local teams to create impactful strategies, ensuring our global vision resonates with every individual. Become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.

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• Engineering Generalism: Ability to read, reason about, and debug code, data pipelines, and infrastructure across multiple layers of the stack—using AI to execute beyond your primary area of expertise while critically validating output for safety and performance.
• Cloud & Platform Engineering: Solid foundational knowledge of cloud primitives (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with hands-on capability or strong willingness to specialize in GCP. Hands-on experience with declarative IaC tools (e.g., Terraform), state management, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Data Engineering Fundamentals: Working knowledge of modern data stack primitives and tooling (e.g., BigQuery/Redshift, Airflow/Cloud Composer, Pub/Sub/Kafka, Dataflow or dbt).
• AI & Operational Excellence: Uses AI tools by default to accelerate delivery and solve complex platform issues. Applies critical judgment to identify plausible-but-wrong AI outputs.
• Systems Thinking & Pragmatic Judgment: Defaults to the simplest solution that satisfies operational needs. Exercises sound judgment on when to iterate independently vs. when to elevate critical security, privacy, or long-term architecture decisions.
• The ideal candidate is a pragmatic, self-directed builder who views testing, IaC, observability, documentation, and governance as part of the core product rather than administrative overhead. They combine broad technical curiosity with operational discipline, leveraging modern AI workflows to bridge domain gaps, eliminate delivery friction, and keep platform services resilient and cost-effective.

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

T&L: In the Transportation & Logistics segment, our solutions make it safer, simpler and more efficient to move freight—bringing together a global network of shippers, carriers, brokers and 3PLs.