Senior Software Engineer

Amplitude is a leading AI analytics platform that helps customers build better products and digital experiences.

About The Role & Team

Our infrastructure teams build and operate the backend systems that power Amplitude's products at massive scale — handling more than 1 trillion events per month. We work on the systems that move, store, transform, and serve customer data: real‑time and batch ingestion, identity resolution, data import and export connectors, privacy and compliance, and the operational reliability of everything in between.

Responsibilities

• Take infrastructure projects from ideation to production
• Design and build highly reliable, maintainable backend services that scale with our customer base
• Optimize the performance and cost of our data infrastructure as volume continues to grow
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
• Lead engineering discussions and apply and advocate for engineering best practices
• Drive design and code reviews
• Mentor and contribute to the success of engineers across the team

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another related technical field
• 5+ years of experience working in a Software Engineering role, with 2+ years working in Java
• Strong foundation in programming, algorithms, and software application design
• Passionate about building backend infrastructure, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly
• Previous experience in distributed systems and large‑scale backend services
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus
• Previous experience with stream processing, message queues, or data pipeline technologies (e.g. Kafka) is a plus
• Previous experience operating production systems on Kubernetes or running infrastructure as code with Terraform is a plus

Compensation

• Colorado: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
• New York City: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
• San Francisco Bay Area: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
• California outside Bay Area: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
• Washington: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance (100% employer‑paid premiums on select plans)
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 1% match
• Flexible time off and paid holidays
• Generous stipends for wellness, commuting, learning & new‑hire equipment
• Paid parental leave: 12 weeks, fertility benefits, adoption support, and backup child‑care support
• Access to mental‑health coaching & therapy
• Mentorship programs, management training and wellness initiatives
• Charitable giving grant & paid volunteer time

Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This role is eligible for equity, benefits and other forms of compensation.