Staff Software Engineer - Backend

About the Role

Sigma Computing is building a high-performance platform on modern data architecture to make data easily accessible to all users. Join the engineering team to solve challenging problems and deliver impactful capabilities across the stack.

Responsibilities

• Solve problems involved in providing interactive data exploration and analysis on data warehouses.
• Build with tools and languages such as Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node.js, and Kubernetes.
• Build backend distributed services, new algorithms, and modern APIs for a cloud application.
• Triage, debug, track, and resolve product and system issues by analyzing their sources.
• Design and implement software features for a rapidly growing user base.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience building and maintaining high-quality software.
• Experience building and deploying robust, secure web applications in a continuous deployment environment.
• Strong teamwork and ownership of your work.
• Strong craftsmanship and academic curiosity when solving challenges.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications and Learning Opportunities

• Data-driven aptitude applied to distributed systems problems.
• Data model design and API development experience.
• SQL query optimization and database internals knowledge.
• Experience administering cloud service infrastructure on GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience solving technical problems at a high-growth company.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $240,000–$270,000. Compensation may vary outside this range based on qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.
• Eligible for stock options and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Full-time employee benefits include equity, health benefits, flexible time off, paid bonding time for new parents, traditional and Roth 401(k), commuter and FSA benefits, a lunch program, and a dog-friendly office.

Work Environment

• In-office position in New York City.
• All roles have a 25% travel expectation unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Application and Hiring Practices

• Applicant personal data is processed to evaluate candidacy and support recruitment and hiring. Data may be transferred internationally, including to the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. See Sigma's Candidate Privacy Notice for details.
• Artificial intelligence tools assist with candidate screening and assessment, complementing rather than replacing human decision-making.