Staff Software Engineer - Backend
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- Staff Software Engineer - BackendSigmaNew York City, NYFull-time$240,000 – $270,000 / yearUpload your resume once and Scout applies for youApply with ScoutShare this job:LinkedInXSave imageThis backend engineer will build distributed services and APIs for Sigma’s cloud-based data exploration and analytics platform. The work includes solving performance and data warehouse challenges, implementing product features, and debugging system issues alongside other engineers.* Full-time* On-site* 10+ years### Skills and expertiseRustGoGraphQLNode.jsKubernetesSQLDistributed systemsCloud infrastructure### Key responsibilities* Build backend distributed services, algorithms, and APIs for Sigma’s cloud application.* Design and implement software features that support the growing user base.* Triage product and system issues by analyzing, debugging, and resolving their causes.## How this job comparesCompared with 343 open staff engineering jobs on October 10, 2026.Pay: This job pays $240K to $270K a year. The 219 open staff engineering jobs that publish US pay start at $206K on average, so this job starts about 16% higher.Similar open jobs: We Love AI Jobs lists 343 open staff engineering jobs at 113 companies.Remote work: This job is on site. 47 of the 343 staff engineering jobs (14%) are remote.AI in this role: Low. The company works with AI, but AI is a small part of this role's daily work. The posting focuses on backend services for data exploration and analysis, not building or regularly using AI systems. Sigma offers native AI, but the role description does not assign AI-specific work.## Full descriptionAbout the RoleSigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high performance platform on the modern data architecture. Hence, we are growing the engineering team and looking for engineers who are excited to solve challenging problems, deliver impactful capabilities throughout our stack to build world-class technology. You will be part of a talented team of engineers with a shared mission to make data easily accessible for all users.What You Will Be Doing• Solve challenging problems that arise in providing an interactive experience on data warehouses for data exploration and analysis• Build with modern tools and languages like Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, and Kubernetes• Build backend distributed services, new algorithms and modern API to support a cloud application• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues• Design and implement new software features to support our fast growing user base• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologiesQualifications We Need• 10+ years industry experience building and maintaining high-quality software• Experience building and deploying robust and secure web applications in a continuous deployment environment• Desire to be a great teammate and have fun at work without compromising ownership towards your work• Strong sense of craftsmanship, and a healthy academic curiosity to solve challenges at sigma• Strong Computer Science fundamentalsQualifications We Want (also, skills you’ll learn!)• Data driven aptitude and its application to solve distributed system problems• Data model design, and API development experience• SQL query optimization and database internals• Administered cloud service infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure)• Prior experience working at high growth company solving technical problems to enable continued successAdditional Job detailsThe base salary range for this position is $240k - $270k annually.Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing. This role is eligible for stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.About us:Sigma is the AI Apps and agentic analytics platform built on the cloud data warehouse. Business and technical teams use Sigma to explore live data, build intelligent applications, and automate critical workflows all without moving data or breaking governance. Sigma supports a spreadsheet interface, SQL, Python, and native AI in a single governed workspace, giving every team the speed to act and IT the control to scale. Sigma is trusted by more than 2,000 customers, including AMD, Duolingo, Colgate-Palmolive, and JPMorgan Chase.Sigma announced its $80M in Series E financing in May 2026. The round was led by Princeville Capital, with new strategic investors Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures participating alongside returning investors Altimeter Capital, Avenir Growth Capital, D1 Capital Partners, K5 Global, NewView Capital, Spark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, and XN. This milestone follows Sigma reaching $200M in annual recurring revenue in April 2026, with more than 100% year-over-year growth and 1.1 million new active users added in the latest fiscal year.Come join us!Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees:• Equity• Generous health benefitsUpload your resume once and Scout applies for youApply with Scout
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