Sr. Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer

6sense

San Francisco, CA, US

About 6sense

6sense is on a mission to revolutionize the way B2B organizations create revenue by predicting customers most likely to buy and recommending the best course of action to engage anonymous buying teams.

Job Description

Our Mission:

6sense's mission is to multiply what matters: growth, retention, and efficiency. We envision a future where companies, teams and people reach their full potential.

Our People:

People are the heart and soul of 6sense. We serve with passion and purpose. We live by our Being 6sense values of Win as One Team, Stay Curious, Do The Right Thing, Own the Outcome, and Create Belonging. Every 6sensor plays a part in defining the future of our industry-leading technology. 6sense is a place where difference-makers roll up their sleeves, take risks, act with integrity, and measure success by the value we create for our customers. We want 6sense to be the best chapter of your career.

About the Role

You are a Data Engineer, who is passionate about writing beautiful code and building great products. You have an intuitive sense of the right tools and frameworks to use to solve a given problem. You are not afraid to traverse the entire spectrum of the development process from writing code and testing to deploying and managing your systems in production. You are smart but know that there is no substitute for hard work. You have good communication skills, a 'can do' entrepreneurial attitude, and a team-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build data transformations efficiently and reliably for different purposes (e.g. reporting, growth analysis, multi-dimensional analysis)
• Design and implement reliable, scalable, robust and extensible big data systems that support core products and business
• Establish strong engineering design standards and best practices for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications and Must-Have Skills

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in the Big Data technologies (Hadoop, M/R, Hive, Spark, Flink, Metastore, Presto, Kafka etc.)
• Experience with performing data analysis, data ingestion and data integration
• Experience with ETL (Extraction, Transformation & Loading) and architecting data systems
• Experience with schema design, data modeling and SQL queries
• Hands-on experience using modern AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Windsurf, or equivalent) to design, implement, and optimize data pipelines and large-scale data processing systems
• Passionate and self-motivated about technologies in the Big Data area

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Django framework
• Exposure to AWS

Interpersonal Attributes

• You can work independently as well as part of a team
• You take ownership of projects and drive them to conclusion
• You're a good communicator and are capable of not just doing the work, but teaching others and explaining the "why" behind complicated technical decisions
• You can present your architecture and designs to cross teams
• You aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves: This role will evolve over time, and we'll want you to evolve with it!

Base Salary Range: $179,400.00 - $263,120.00. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including but not limited to work location and experience. The base salary is one component of 6sense's total compensation package for this position. Other compensation may include a bonus program or commission plan, and stock options if approved by 6sense's board. In addition, 6sense provides a variety of benefits, including generous health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, self-care days, and paid time off (PTO).

Our Benefits:

Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options. We'll make sure you have the equipment and support you need to work and connect with your teams, at home or in one of our offices.

We have a growth mindset culture that is represented in all that we do, from onboarding through to numerous learning and development initiatives including access to our LinkedIn Learning platform. Employee well-being is also top of mind for us. We host quarterly wellness education sessions to encourage self care and personal growth. From wellness days to ERG-hosted events, we celebrate and energize all 6sense employees and their backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

6sense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to View email address on click.appcast.io.

We are aware of recruiting impersonation attempts that are not affiliated with 6sense in any way. All email communications from 6sense will originate from the @6sense.com domain. We will not initially contact you via text message and will never request payments. If you are uncertain whether you have been contacted by an official 6sense employee, reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io