Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

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. We are seeking a Data Infrastructure Engineer with an engineering background and development skills to identify corner cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive datasets collected from the field.

Responsibilities

• Identify edge cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive datasets collected from the field.
• Resolve edge cases with creative methods by leveraging in-house toolchains and working closely with Machine Learning Engineers and the Annotation Team.
• Monitor key efficiency metrics in the 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.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related fields (or relevant experience).
• 3+ years of industrial experience in a related field.
• Proficient in both written and spoken English and Mandarin.
• Passionate about autonomous driving technology.
• Familiar with SQL and 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 and can-do attitude.

Benefits

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

Pay

The base salary range for this full-time position is $174,720 - $295,680, in addition to bonus, equity, and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.