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As a Senior Data Engineer in the Cruise Data Engineering team, you will architect & automate end-2-end data processing and data management lifecycle on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will collaborate with XFN partners (Product Managers, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Application Sources, etc) to capture requirements and build a robust data platform. You will perform data analysis, build data pipelines and build canonical datasets and domain data models to empower users to make data driven business decisions. As a senior member , you will mentor other junior team members.

What you must have:

4+ years of Data Engineering Experience on BigData Systems
Experience with Data Lakes / Warehouse / Lakehouse and Relational Databases
Experience orchestrating ETL / ELT Data pipelines
Strong experience in Python / Java / C (any one or more) programming languages, Data Modeling & SQL programming

Bonus Points:

Experience with multi-hop medallion architecture and domain driven data models
Experience working with and implementing open source applications
Experience with DBT, Hex and GCP (Big Query, Looker)
Experience building real time (streaming data) pipelines and / or APIs
Familiarity with Agile Scrum principles / ceremonies and SDLC practices

The salary range for this position is $142,800 - $210,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

Competitive salary and benefits
Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
Subsidized mental health benefits
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
401(k) Cruise matching program
Fertility benefits
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).

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Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

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GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

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