Staff Data Engineer

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

Job Summary :

The Staff Data Engineer is a hands-on technical expert responsible for building and optimizing highly scalable data pipelines, storage layers, and compute systems across vehicle telemetry, manufacturing, sales, finance, and enterprise applications. If you enjoy solving large-scale data engineering challenges, working closely with a talented team of engineers, and contributing to the next generation of Lucid’s data platform, this is the right opportunity for you.

You Will :

• Data Pipeline Engineering : Design, build, and optimize large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines that support vehicle data, manufacturing systems, and enterprise analytics use cases.
• Scalable Data Systems : Develop distributed data processing solutions using technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Trino, Airflow, Kubernetes, and AWS data services.
• Data Modeling and Storage : Design efficient data lake and warehouse models using Parquet, Iceberg, and S3-based storage patterns that ensure performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Hands-on Technical Leadership : Serve as a technical leader for the data engineering team, providing deep expertise, unblocking complex issues, and guiding best practices for performance and reliability.
• Cross-functional Collaboration : Work closely with software, analytics, telemetry, manufacturing IT, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust and scalable data solutions.
• Operational Excellence : Implement data quality checks, monitoring, lineage, and automation to increase platform reliability and reduce operational overhead.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement : Evaluate new frameworks, tools, and architectural approaches that elevate the data platform and support future scalability.
• Technical Roadmaps : Contribute to technical roadmaps and long-term vision for the evolution of Lucid’s data systems and data platform capabilities.

Your Bring :

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Salary Range : The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Additional Compensation and Benefits : Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and / or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

Base Pay Range (Annual)

$153,100 - $224,510 USD

Additional Compensation and Benefits : Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and / or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

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