Senior Data Engineer - Scalable AI Backend for Autonomy

Apera; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apera in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help build scalable backend infrastructure powering next-gen AI and autonomous systems. You will develop high-performance services, data platforms, and distributed systems that enable rapid development, testing, and deployment of intelligent technologies.

This role suits a strong software engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of backend engineering, data infrastructure, autonomy, robotics, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering, backend engineering, or data infrastructure experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and data infrastructure.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines for large-scale processing and model development.
• Enhance platform architecture to improve system scalability and data quality.
• Build tools to automate data processing, quality assurance, and data discovery workflows.
• Contribute to distributed systems supporting testing environments.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective solutions.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Databases

Programming languages

Job description

Apera in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help build scalable backend infrastructure powering next-gen AI and autonomous systems. You will develop high-performance services, data platforms, and distributed systems that enable rapid development, testing, and deployment of intelligent technologies.

This role suits a strong software engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of backend engineering, data infrastructure, autonomy, robotics, and