Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves more than 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join our team and play a key role in building, optimizing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. This role requires strong technical expertise, ownership, and the ability to deliver reliable, high-quality data solutions to support business operations and advanced analytics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize scalable, reliable data pipelines and ETL processes
- Own and maintain critical data systems including account distribution engines, enrichment pipelines, and automation workflows
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including AI, BI, and Product to deliver high-impact, data-driven solutions
- Drive improvements in system stability, performance, and data quality
- Troubleshoot complex data and infrastructure issues to ensure seamless operations
- Contribute to infrastructure modernization efforts, including automation, monitoring, and security enhancements
- Mentor junior engineers and support team knowledge sharing
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related technical roles
- Advanced expertise in SQL and building pipelines with tools like Airflow, DBT, or similar
- Experience working with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, or equivalent)
- Proficiency in Python or another programming language for data processing and automation
- Strong understanding of data architecture, ETL best practices, and system optimization
- Exposure to CI/CD processes and cloud-based environments (AWS preferred)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ownership mindset
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Good to Have:
- Tableau expertise for building or maintaining dashboards and supporting seamless integration between data pipelines and business reporting
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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What We Do
Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery. Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
Why Work With Us
We work hard, with humility and we see our efforts rewarded in tangible ways every day. At Motive, you’ll have the chance to make a difference for the drivers who keep our world moving. We trust each other to do great work because together we can achieve collective goals that reach beyond the physical economy.
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