Senior Software Engineer, Data Pipeline San Francisco, CA

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 leading or mentoring engineers is a plus
• Previous 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
• Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement
• 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)
• Charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off

Pay

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

Schedule

• Unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary)
• Medical, dental, and vision PPO and CDHP plans