Data Engineer

Ford Motor Company

. Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and delivering data into Google BigQuery and other cloud data platforms .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • Michigan • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and RESTful/GraphQL APIs, with a strong focus on data governance, performance optimization, and collaboration across teams. Proficient in Python, SQL, and Google BigQuery, ensuring data quality and reliability through effective monitoring and testing practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

ETL/ELT Pipeline DevelopmentGoogle BigQuery OptimizationRESTful/GraphQL API DesignData Governance and SecurityPython Programming

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

ETL/ELT DevelopmentPythonSQLGoogle BigQueryRESTful APIGraphQL APIData ModelingData Quality ChecksSemantic Layer ManagementCost Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

FastAPIFlaskNode.jsDbtLookMLLookerCube.jsAtScale

Industry Keywords

Data EngineeringSoftware EngineeringData GovernanceMetadata ManagementData Discoverability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudETLFlaskGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKotlinNode.jsPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and delivering data into Google BigQuery and other cloud data platforms
Develop, document, and maintain RESTful/GraphQL APIs for internal applications, dashboards, and third-party consumers
Design and manage a semantic data layer that translates raw data into consistent, business-friendly metrics and definitions
Implement and maintain a data catalog/knowledge catalog for data discoverability, lineage tracking, and metadata management
Optimize BigQuery performance through partitioning, clustering, query tuning, and cost-management practices
Build data quality checks, monitoring, and alerting to ensure pipeline reliability and data trustworthiness
Collaborate with analytics, product, and engineering teams to gather requirements and create scalable data models and API contracts
Enforce data governance, security, and access-control standards, including PII handling, role-based access, and encryption
Write clean, well-tested, maintainable Python/SQL and backend API code
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and CI/CD pipeline development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
5+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a full-stack data role
3+ years demonstrating strong programming skills in Python, Kotlin, and Java
3 years of hands-on experience with Google BigQuery, including data modeling, query optimization, cost management, and scheduled queries
3+ years of experience designing and building REST and/or GraphQL APIs using FastAPI, Flask, Node.js/Express, or similar
3 years of experience building and maintaining a semantic layer such as dbt, LookML/Looker, Cube.js, or AtScale
2+ years of experience requiring strong understanding of testing, monitoring, reliability, and maintainable software design
2+ years of experience with SQL and structured data
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Visa sponsorship is not available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days
Paid parental leave
New parent ramp-up programs
Subsidized back-up child care
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
Management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off
Option to purchase additional vacation time