Staff Cloud Data Infrastructure Engineer

AeroVect; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Cloud) to own the data infrastructure and cloud systems powering its autonomous driving platform. You will design and scale pipelines moving operational data from on-prem deployments into cloud services to support development, testing, and continuous improvement.

You will architect AWS-based infrastructure, implement infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and CloudFormation, and deliver internal services to automate data ingestion,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience building cloud infrastructure and data systems for large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong Python skills with focus on data pipeline development and automation.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, and gRPC for scalable data systems.
• Deep expertise with AWS compute, storage, and data processing services.
• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience automating deployments with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of Git-based workflows and collaborative software development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines moving operational data from on-prem systems into cloud infrastructure.
• Architect and manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) for scalable compute, data processing, and telemetry.
• Integrate on-prem and cloud data flows into a cohesive, reliable data architecture.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, reliable software delivery and validation.
• Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for automated provisioning.
• Develop internal services and automation tools to streamline data ingestion, processing, and observability.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data reliability, observability, and security.
• Drive root-cause analysis for data infrastructure issues and design long-term resilience solutions.
• Collaborate with autonomy and systems engineers to define scalable data interfaces and deployment strategies.

Skills

Python

Kafka

Kubernetes

gRPC

AWS

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Job description

AeroVect is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Cloud) to own the data infrastructure and cloud systems powering its autonomous driving platform. You will design and scale pipelines moving operational data from on-prem deployments into cloud services to support development, testing, and continuous improvement.

You will architect AWS-based infrastructure, implement infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and CloudFormation, and deliver internal services to automate data ingestion,