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# Data Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** XPeng Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $174,720.0 - $295,680.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Storage, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Metadata, SQL Databases, Workflow Management Systems, Data Ingestion, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bfc6432a-e853-41b2-94e7-1040d61e819d

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.


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