Hearst Television Inc

Senior Data Engineer

Hearst Television Inc$110K — $130K *
Troy, MI 48085In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expert Python and SQL Development skills
  • Strong experience with AWS tools including Lambda, Glue, and RedShift
  • Proficient in handling semi-structured data formats like XML, CSV, and JSON
  • Background in automation practices
  • Experience with Databricks and Kubernetes
  • Familiar with DevOps practices including CI/CD and deployment orchestration
  • Knowledge of Agentic AI frameworks and data handling libraries like Pandas and Apache Spark

Responsibilities

  • Analyze large and complex data sets
  • Design and develop data pipelines
  • Collaborate with the team to solve complex issues
  • Optimize existing data pipelines for performance and cost
  • Drive architectural decisions for the data platform

Benefits

  • Work on impactful data products for the automotive industry
  • Opportunity for real ownership and influence over data platform direction
  • Opportunity to innovate within a stable company backed by Hearst
  • Collaborative environment focused on solving complex challenges
  • Hybrid work schedule with flexibility
Full Job Description
Job Description

Senior DATA ENGINEER at MOTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

The Opportunity
We're looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to take a leading role in architecting, designing, building, and evolving our AWS based data platform. This is not a maintenance role-you'll have meaningful technical ownership and influence over how data is architected, processed, and delivered across our systems and product suite.

You'll tackle large-scale, complex data challenges while driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering best practices, and designing solutions for scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. As a senior member of the team, you'll collaborate across engineering and product, provide technical guidance and mentorship, and help shape the evolution of our platform toward a more modern, scalable, and intelligent data architecture.

Required Experience (Must Have)
• Expert Python & SQL Developer
• Strong AWS Experience (Lambda, Glue, State Machines, Fargate, Cloud Formation, RedShift)
• Strong Experience with Semi-Structured Data (XML, CSV, JSON, Parquet)
• Strong Automation Experience
• Experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, Notebooks, SQL Analytics)
• Experience with Kubernetes (Cluster Orchestration, Container Networking, Pod Management)
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Deployment Orchestration (Octopus Deploy)
• Experience with Agentic AI (LangGraph, MCP Servers, Agent Frameworks)
• Experience with Data Handling (Pandas / NumPy, Apache Spark, Ray)

Helpful Experience (Nice to Have)
• Experience with LLMs, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Libraries, AI Application Frameworks, Vector Databases
• Experience with Automotive Data / Industry
• Experience with Agile / Scrum

Primary Responsibilities
• Analyze large, and complex, data sets
• Design, develop and coordinate the generation of Data Pipelines
• Work collaboratively with team to plan and solve complex problems
• Design for, or optimize existing pipelines, for performance and cost

Why Join MOTOR
• Work on high-impact data products used across the automotive industry
• Real ownership and influence over platform direction
• Backed by Hearst-stable, but with room to innovate
• Collaborative team solving meaningful, complex problems
Additional Details
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite in Troy, MI
• No visa sponsorship available at this time

About Hearst Television Inc

Hearst Television Inc is a broadcasting company that owns and operates 33 television stations in the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in New York City. Hearst Television is a subsidiary of Hearst Communications, which is one of the largest diversified media and information companies in the world. The company's stations reach approximately 21 million households across the United States, making it one of the largest television station groups in the country. Hearst Television's stations are affiliated with major broadcast networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
Learn more about Hearst Television Inc
Size
3,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997

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