Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff Data Platform Engineer
$154K–$212K
Irvine, California · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in a similar role.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
About the job
Architects and scales the data platform infrastructure, with a focus on multi-region Databricks orchestration for software-defined electric vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, and maintain data platform infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
- Manage and optimize Databricks for security, performance, and cost-effectiveness; lead data-system design and architecture.
- Collaborate with data producers, consumers, and business leaders, and proactively troubleshoot platform issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in a similar role building and maintaining large-scale data processing systems.
- Solid understanding of Databricks, including Delta, Spark, Unity Catalog, data governance, and workspace administration.
- Experience using Terraform for large-scale Infrastructure as Code, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and working with cloud technologies.
Nice to have
- PySpark and scalable data-pipeline experience using the Spark ecosystem.
- Familiarity with AWS IAM permissions, VPC networking, EC2, and S3.
Pay
$154,000 – $211,750 USD base salary
Tools
Databricks, Delta, Spark, Unity Catalog, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Azure
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