Role Overview
We are seeking a motivated early-career Software Engineer (2+ years of experience) with a Computer Science background to join our team as a long-term contributor. You will work alongside experienced vehicle data engineers and analysts to build internal tooling, automate job orchestration, and maintain CI/CD pipelines — enabling the team to move faster and focus on higher-order analysis work. This is a heads-down engineering role with a meaningful impact on the team's overall productivity. The right candidate will be technically sharp, self-directed, and eager to learn the large-scale data domain and product application over time.

Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain internal tooling that supports team data workflows and reduces manual effort
Own and improve GitHub CI/CD pipelines to support reliable, repeatable deployments
Develop and manage automated Databricks job orchestration and workflow scheduling
Collaborate with data engineers to support pipeline development on an as-needed basis
Write clear documentation for tooling, processes, and automation solutions
Support Repo management - participate in code reviews, uphold software quality standards, and contribute to team engineering practices
Develop or consume REST APIs to connect internal systems or trigger automated workflows

Technical Skills

Required
Python: primary development language for tooling, automation, and scripting
GitHub / Git: branching strategies, pull request workflows, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipeline management
Databricks, Snowflake, or Equivalent: notebooks, jobs, Workflows for job orchestration and scheduling
SQL: querying and transforming structured data; basic ETL/data engineering concepts
Workflow Orchestration: understanding of dependency management, scheduling, and pipeline patterns
VS Code: modern IDE proficiency including extensions, debugging, and integrated terminal workflows, and GitHub Copilot integration.

Nice to Have Experience
REST APIs: experience building or consuming RESTful APIs in Python (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, requests)
Databricks Asset Bundles: or equivalent infrastructure-as-code approaches for Databricks resource management
Docker / Containers: basic containerization concepts for reproducible environments
Delta Lake / Parquet: familiarity with columnar and transactional data formats used in lakehouse architectures
Off-Road / Telematics: any exposure to vehicle data, CAN bus, or telematics systems is a strong plus

Soft Skills & Competencies
Collaborative team player who thrives in a cross-disciplinary environment alongside domain experts
Strong written communication skills — ability to produce clear documentation and process notes
Process-oriented mindset with attention to detail; comfortable working within V&V and quality frameworks
Fast learner with the intellectual curiosity to pick up off-road vehicle and telematics domain knowledge
Self-directed and comfortable working heads-down on complex technical problems with limited hand-holding
Dependable and consistent; takes ownership of deliverables and communicates proactively on blockers

Experience & Education
2+ years of professional software development experience, including internships or co-op roles
Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable Python code
Experience working in a collaborative Git-based development workflow
Experience with Identifying business needs and developing recommendations and solutions

Notes:
1st shift 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Metatarsal safety boots required