Lucid Motors · 5 hours ago
Staff Data Engineer
Newark, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$153K/yr - $225K/yr
8+ years expLucid Motors is a leader in luxury electric vehicles, aiming to redefine the human experience through innovative designs. The Staff Data Engineer will be responsible for building and optimizing scalable data pipelines and systems across various applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance Lucid's data platform.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines that support vehicle data, manufacturing systems, and enterprise analytics use cases
Develop distributed data processing solutions using technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Trino, Airflow, Kubernetes, and AWS data services
Design efficient data lake and warehouse models using Parquet, Iceberg, and S3-based storage patterns that ensure performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
Serve as a technical leader for the data engineering team, providing deep expertise, unblocking complex issues, and guiding best practices for performance and reliability
Work closely with software, analytics, telemetry, manufacturing IT, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust and scalable data solutions
Implement data quality checks, monitoring, lineage, and automation to increase platform reliability and reduce operational overhead
Evaluate new frameworks, tools, and architectural approaches that elevate the data platform and support future scalability
Contribute to technical roadmaps and long-term vision for the evolution of Lucid’s data systems and data platform capabilities
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field
8+ years of hands-on industry experience in data engineering or backend systems development
Strong experience with modern data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker, Trino or Presto, AWS Glue, and S3-based data lake patterns
Proven ability to design and implement scalable ETL and ELT data pipelines using batch and real-time frameworks
Deep knowledge of data lake and lakehouse architectures using Parquet, Iceberg, and metadata management concepts
Strong experience optimizing performance, reliability, and cost for large-scale data storage and compute systems
Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions, influence architectural direction, and mentor other engineers
Ability to work across multiple teams and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
Track record of delivering high-impact data engineering solutions in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
This role is required to be onsite at our headquarters in Newark, CA
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Vacation
401k
Equity program
Discretionary annual incentive program
Company
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an automotive company that specializes in electric cars.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.23BKey Investors
UberAyar Third Investment CompanyThe Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $975M
2025-07-17Post Ipo Equity· $300M
2025-04-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Marc Winterhoff
Chief Executive Officer (interim)
Peter Rawlinson
CEO and CTO
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