Senior DATA ENGINEER at MOTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
About MOTOR Information Systems (Hearst)
MOTOR is the industry leader in automotive data and insights. We power the aftermarket ecosystem with some of the most comprehensive datasets in the world—and we’re investing heavily in modernizing our data platform to support the next generation of products and AI-driven capabilities.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to take a leading role in architecting, designing, building, and evolving our AWSbased data platform. This is not a maintenance role—you’ll have meaningful technical ownership and influence over how data is architected, processed, and delivered across our systems and product suite.
You’ll tackle large-scale, complex data challenges while driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering best practices, and designing solutions for scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. As a senior member of the team, you’ll collaborate across engineering and product, provide technical guidance and mentorship, and help shape the evolution of our platform toward a more modern, scalable, and intelligent data architecture.
Required Experience (Must Have)
• Expert Python & SQL Developer
• Strong AWS Experience (Lambda, Glue, State Machines, Fargate, Cloud Formation, RedShift)
• Strong Experience with Semi-Structured Data (XML, CSV, JSON, Parquet)
• Strong Automation Experience
• Experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, Notebooks, SQL Analytics)
• Experience with Kubernetes (Cluster Orchestration, Container Networking, Pod Management)
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Deployment Orchestration (Octopus Deploy)
• Experience with Agentic AI (LangGraph, MCP Servers, Agent Frameworks)
• Experience with Data Handling (Pandas / NumPy, Apache Spark, Ray)
Helpful Experience (Nice to Have)
• Experience with LLMs, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Libraries, AI Application Frameworks, Vector Databases
• Experience with Automotive Data / Industry
• Experience with Agile / Scrum
Primary Responsibilities
• Analyze large, and complex, data sets
• Design, develop and coordinate the generation of Data Pipelines
• Work collaboratively with team to plan and solve complex problems
• Design for, or optimize existing pipelines, for performance and cost
Why Join MOTOR
• Work on high-impact data products used across the automotive industry
• Real ownership and influence over platform direction
• Backed by Hearst—stable, but with room to innovate
• Collaborative team solving meaningful, complex problems
Additional Details
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite in Troy, MI
• No visa sponsorship available at this time
EEO EMPLOYER
Skills Required
- Expert-level Python and SQL development experience
- Strong AWS experience with Lambda, Glue, State Machines, Fargate, CloudFormation, and Redshift
- Strong experience handling semi-structured data, including XML, CSV, JSON, and Parquet
- Strong automation experience
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Notebooks, and SQL Analytics
- Experience with Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, and pod management
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and deployment orchestration using Octopus Deploy
- Experience with agentic AI, LangGraph, MCP Servers, and agent frameworks
- Experience with Pandas, NumPy, Apache Spark, and Ray
- Experience with LLMs, machine learning and deep learning libraries, AI application frameworks, or vector databases
- Experience with automotive data or the automotive industry
- Experience with Agile or Scrum
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
