Senior Software Engineer, Data Pipeline

About the role

The Data Pipeline team owns the core event ingestion and processing infrastructure that powers Amplitude's analytics product — handling more than 1 trillion events per month. We build and operate the systems responsible for real-time event ingestion, batch data ingestion, user identity resolution, privacy and GDPR compliance (user deletion, app deletion, event TTL, and self-serve data deletion), and the reliability of the pipeline end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Take product ideas from ideation to implementation
• Develop highly reliable and maintainable backend services that expand the capabilities of our analytics product
• Optimize the performance and scale of our data ingestion and processing infrastructure to handle ever-increasing volume
• Collaborate with Product and Design to iterate on our product
• 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

Requirements

• 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 data processing, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly
• Previous experience in distributed systems, data processing, and analytics
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus
• Previous experience with real-time stream processing (e.g. Kafka) is a plus

Qualifications

• Passionate about data processing, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly
• Experience with distributed systems, data processing, and analytics
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus
• Experience with real-time stream processing (e.g. Kafka) is a plus

Skills

• Java
• Python
• Kafka
• Temporal
• DynamoDB
• Amazon S3
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

Benefits

• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
• Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
• Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), home office equipment (annual), and much more
• Excellent Parental benefits including: 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
• Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Pay

Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Schedule

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