Senior Data Engineer, Telematics Pipelines

Potential Senior Data Engineer Role

Talent Network Notice: This page describes a potential future CargoGuard role. It does not mean CargoGuard is currently hiring for this position, and the responsibilities below describe potential future scope rather than current team structure or operations.

This future role would build and improve data pipelines for location, verification, tracking, and shipment events. The focus would be reliable ingestion, normalization, data quality, lineage, and interfaces that support product, analytics, and future modeling needs.

What You Will Do

• Architect streaming and batch pipelines that ingest telematics data from supported devices, mobile apps, and partner APIs
• Normalize, deduplicate, and validate location data, including signals used to detect GPS spoofing
• Build a governed data lakehouse that serves analytics, machine learning, and customer reporting
• Define data contracts, quality checks, and lineage across every source
• Optimize storage and compute costs as data volume grows by orders of magnitude
• Partner with product, engineering, and future analytics teams to deliver reliable data interfaces and APIs

What We Require

• 7+ years of data engineering experience building production pipelines at scale
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Expert experience with Spark, Flink, or Beam and streaming platforms such as Kafka or Kinesis
• Deep knowledge of modern warehouses and lakehouses including Snowflake, Databricks, Delta Lake, or Iceberg
• Advanced Python, Scala, or Java and expert-level SQL
• Proven experience processing high-frequency IoT, telematics, or geospatial data (PostGIS, H3, or similar)
• Strong grounding in orchestration (Airflow, Dagster), data quality frameworks, and cloud infrastructure

What Sets You Apart

• Experience integrating ELD, fleet management, or connected vehicle platforms
• Knowledge of GNSS signal characteristics and location integrity
• Built a data platform from the ground up at an early-stage company

About Our Talent Network

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CargoGuard is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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