Data Engineer

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

$100K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science or a related field; Master’s preferred.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in data engineering; automotive industry experience preferred.
  • Advanced SQL skills and proficiency in Python and Snowflake required.
  • Hands-on experience with data modeling, database design, and data sets.
  • Strong analytical, presentation, and strategic thinking skills with the ability to negotiate and balance competing priorities.
  • Experience with AWS and other cloud platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines.
  • Ingest data from multiple source systems.
  • Transform and optimize data for analytics and business intelligence.
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance.
  • Implement monitoring and alerting for data pipelines.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists and BI teams.
  • Document AI projects for processing and summarizing unstructured data.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical and mental health coverage.
  • Parental leave and retirement savings options.
  • Career growth opportunities with cross-departmental moves and continuous learning.
  • Unique Nissan employee perks including discounts on leased vehicles.
  • Tuition reimbursement programs for skill enhancement.
Full Job Description

Location: Franklin, TN

Job Schedule: Hybrid

Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree

Sponsorship: No

Come Drive Innovation with Us. We are currently looking for a Data Engineer to join our team in Franklin, TN.

A Day in the Life:
The responsibilities listed are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties for this role.

  • Design, build, and maintain data pipelines (batch and streaming).

  • Ingest data from multiple source systems.

  • Transform and optimize data for analytics and BI.

  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance.

  • Implement data pipeline monitoring and alerting.

  • Collaborate with Data Scientists and BI teams.

  • Support MLOps and analytics workloads.

  • Document AI for extracting answers, parsing documents, and summarizing unstructured files.

  • Cortex Search & Knowledge Extensions for retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG).

  • Cortex Agents & Analyst for conversational analytics and autonomous workflows.

Typical Deliverables:

  • Data ingestion and transformation pipelines.

  • Curated datasets / data marts.

  • Automated workflows and jobs.

  • Monitoring and logging for pipelines.

  • Documentation of data flows.

KPIs:

  • DevOps and CI/CD principles.

  • Pipeline reliability and uptime.

  • Data freshness / latency.

  • Data quality error rates.

  • Cost efficiency of data processing.

Who We’re Looking For

Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field plus 6 years of experience in data engineering.

  • Advanced SQL skills and proficiency in Python and Snowflake.

  • Hands-on experience with creating data models, database design, and data sets required.

  • Experience with data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and/or Redshift.

  • Experience with ETL/ELT tools including ADF, Airflow, and/or dbt.

  • Experience with streaming technologies including Kafka, Event Hubs, etc.

Desired:

  • Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field.

  • Automotive industry experience.

  • Excellent negotiation and cross-functional skills to effectively balance priorities from various functional groups.

  • Strong analytical, presentation and strategic thinking skills.

  • Experience with AWS and other cloud platforms.

What You’ll Look Forward to at Nissan:

Career Growth and Continuous Learning Opportunities: Benefit from diverse career paths, cross-departmental moves, and innovative learning platforms. Enhance your skills through seminars, leadership training, and tuition reimbursement programs, all while playing a vital role in shaping the future of transportation. From day one, you'll have the support to tackle challenges and contribute to impactful solutions across our organization.

Rewards: Be supported with a Comprehensive Benefits Package, including medical, mental health, parental leave, retirement savings & unique Nissan perks, including discounts on lease vehicles as part of our Employee Lease Program and a Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP). For more information, access our Nissan Benefits Overview Guide.

Built for Your Best:

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Franklin Tennessee United States of America

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