Software Engineer, Full Stack

Sift Engineering Role

In this role, you'll:

• Build and maintain full stack features across our web application and data processing backend for complex telemetry data
• Create intuitive user interfaces for data exploration while optimizing for large real-time datasets
• Implement efficient APIs and data access patterns for real-time data streaming
• Collaborate with data platform and frontend teams on service design and implementation
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in technical design discussions

The skillset you'll bring:

• 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development
• Experience building production applications with technologies like React, NextJS, TypeScript, Go, Rust, and Python
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, e.g. PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, Timescale, or similar
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Bonus points:

• Experience with technical visualization tools (WebGL, D3.js, Apache ECharts) and time-series data
• Knowledge of WebAssembly and browser-based computation
• Background in scientific computing or technical data visualization
• Experience building tools for technical users (dashboards, data-editing environments)
• Built and launched side projects with consistent usage traffic

Engineering at Sift:

You'll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we're still in the early stages of building the product. Relevant technologies include:

• Web frontend & backend: ECharts, Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, Radix, React, Redux, and TypeScript
• Data: Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Parquet, and Rust
• Infrastructure: Argo CD, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Linux, Prometheus, and Terragrunt

Location:

Sift's headquarters is in Marina Del Rey, CA (next to LAX). We collaborate in person twice a week—on Mondays and Thursdays—and come together for a full week every two months. We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate.

Salary range: $160,000 - $200,000 per year. Plus equity and benefits.

Eligibility:

U.S. Person Required: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations.