Data Platform & Python Engineer (W2 or Own Corp Only)

Job Title: Data Platform & Python Engineer Location: Los Altos, CA – Hybrid (Only Local) Type: Contract (W2 or Own Corp Only) Role Overview Looking for a Python-focused Data Platform & Visualization Engineer to help optimize and scale data ingestion workflows from vehicles and simulations into AWS. The role is backend-heavy with some light frontend (dashboards/visualization) and requires strong collaboration and communication skills. Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain Python data ingestion pipelines handling large-scale vehicle, camera, and LiDAR data • Optimize data uploads to AWS S3 under bandwidth constraints • Improve and maintain queuing/orchestration logic for data transfer and processing • Develop backend APIs (FastAPI/Flask) and SQL-backed metrics systems • Build simple web-based dashboards to navigate, filter, and tag data (digital asset management) • Use AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda) for automation, metadata, and processing • Collaborate closely with researchers and cross-functional teams Required Skills • Strong Python (data pipelines, services) • Strong SQL (Postgres/MySQL) • AWS experience (S3, EC2; Lambda preferred) • Backend API development (FastAPI/Flask) • Basic frontend/dashboard experience (React, Plotly, Vega) • 3–5 years of relevant experience (2+ years with strong projects considered) Nice to Have • ML experiment tracking, data lineage/provenance • Workflow orchestration frameworks • LLM-based automation or annotation tools Soft Skills (Very Important) • Strong communication & collaboration • Customer-service mindset, polished and personable • Self-starter, proactive, adaptable, detail-oriented