Senior ML Data Platform Engineer

Motional; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 149,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to design and implement REST APIs and microservices for data labeling and annotations. You will architect scalable data pipelines in the cloud and own critical services storing terabytes of data, collaborating with Autonomy teams and leadership.

You should have 5+ years in software development (Python preferred) and strong AWS experience, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to SDLC improvements in a fast-growing,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with Python.
• 5+ years of backend web development experience with REST APIs and microservices.
• 3+ years of AWS cloud experience (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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS Cloud

Data engineering

Communication

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

AI coding tools

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker Containerization

Airflow

Prefect

Ray

Beam

Spark

Cursor

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Motional is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to design and implement REST APIs and microservices for data labeling and annotations. You will architect scalable data pipelines in the cloud and own critical services storing terabytes of data, collaborating with Autonomy teams and leadership.

You should have 5+ years in software development (Python preferred) and strong AWS experience, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to SDLC improvements in a fast-growing,