Remote Staff Data Engineer - Real-Time Telemetry & Platform Leader

Motorsport Media Ltd; Oregon; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorsport Media Ltd is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to set technical direction for complex motorsports data initiatives. You will lead architecture for real-time ingestion, telemetry, cloud platforms, and race-day systems, mentoring engineers and partnering with stakeholders to deliver durable business outcomes.

The role requires deep data engineering expertise, experience driving cross-team initiatives, and strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in data engineering, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and production software development.
• Experience setting technical direction across multiple teams.
• Strong programming experience in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Experience designing streaming and batch pipelines at production scale.
• Knowledge of data modeling, schema evolution, observability, testing, and incident response.
• Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems and influence stakeholders.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Set target-state architecture for cross-system data platforms.
• Lead high-visibility initiatives across teams and stakeholders.
• Design scalable real-time ingestion, telemetry, and data quality solutions.
• Own measurable technical and operational outcomes.
• Develop standards for schemas, data contracts, observability, testing, and security.
• Mentor engineers and guide design reviews.

Skills

Data engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Python/Java/Scala

Streaming pipelines

Observability

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Apache Kafka

Flink

Spark

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Motorsport Media Ltd is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to set technical direction for complex motorsports data initiatives. You will lead architecture for real-time ingestion, telemetry, cloud platforms, and race-day systems, mentoring engineers and partnering with stakeholders to deliver durable business outcomes.

The role requires deep data engineering expertise, experience driving cross-team initiatives, and strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.