Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

XPENG • Santa Clara, CA

4d • $174,720 - $295,680

About The Position

XPENG is a leading smart technology company at the forefront of innovation, integrating advanced AI and autonomous driving technologies into its vehicles, including electric vehicles (EVs), electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and robotics. With a strong focus on intelligent mobility, XPENG is dedicated to reshaping the future of transportation through cutting-edge R&D in AI, machine learning, and smart connectivity. We are looking for a Data Infrastructure Engineer with engineering background and development skills. As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, your role is to identify corner cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive dataset collected from the field; resolve corner cases with creative methods by leveraging in-house toolchains and work closely with Machine Learning Engineers and Annotation Team to apply principals of data-centric AI to resolve real-world problems.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, or related fields (or relevant experience).
• 3 + years industrial experience in the related field.
• Proficient in both written and spoken English and Mandarin.
• Passionate about autonomous driving technology.
• Familiar with SQL and some prior experience with Python.
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, distributed data processing, or cloud-based storage systems.
• Familiarity with data modeling, schema design, data quality management, and workflow orchestration.
• Strong communication skills.
• Result-driven & can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Identify edge cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive dataset collected from the field.
• Resolve edge cases with creative methods by leveraging in-house toolchains and working closely with Machine Learning Engineers & Annotation Team.
• Monitor key efficiency metrics in edge case resolving process, analyze root causes of changes and provide constructive ways to improve the process
• Build and maintain scalable data lake and data warehouse infrastructure, including data ingestion, storage, processing, and analytics pipelines.
• Manage data quality, schemas, metadata, access controls, and system performance to ensure reliable and efficient use of large-scale autonomous driving data.

Benefits

• A fun, supportive and engaging environment.
• Opportunity to make significant impact on transportation revolution by the means of advancing autonomous driving.
• Opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies with the top talent in the field.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Snacks, lunches and fun activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior