Senior Software Engineer, Query

About The Role & Team

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build out our analytics engine and aren't afraid to tackle big challenges in a fast growing data company. Our engineers are leading the efforts to drive our large scale distributed systems to the 10x level while making innovations to our industry leading analytics capabilities. As a Senior member of the Query team, you will be leading efforts that covers the full software development life cycle of the underlying distributed systems that power our core analytics product. You will be working at all layers of the analytics engine from the high level analytics algorithms to the low level distributed computation and storage layer. Our systems are based on the modern cloud stack e.g. AWS S3, DynamoDB, Redis/ElastiCache, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform, Java, Python. You will be collaborating and sharing your ideas with a group of similarly innovative and curious engineers.

Our analytics engine (Nova) provides us with a competitive edge where we are able to provide customers with complex insights in real-time, using real-time data, and at big data scale. A single larger query would require analyzing hundreds of billions of user events in real-time. We achieved this by building an in-house analytics engine from the ground up, from the low level distributed storage and computation layer to the high level product analytics logic. Our design and architecture draws inspiration from many state of the art systems in the big data space e.g. lambda architecture, map-reduce, columnar storage. Check out our engineering blog to learn more.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead for projects/features that have high business impact
• Contribute to the technical direction of the team, product, and systems
• Lead performance optimization and scaling efforts
• Take product ideas from ideation to implementation
• Develop components and services that expand the capabilities of our analytics product
• Participate and collaborate with Product and Design Team to iterate on our product
• Lead engineering discussions and mentor others on engineering best practices
• Mentor and contribute to the success of junior engineers

Skills and Experience

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another technical field
• 4+ years of industry experience in a Software Engineering role
• Strong foundation in programming, data structures, algorithms, and software application design
• Passionate about solving challenging problems and iterating quickly
• Experience with Java or C++ is a plus
• Previous experience in distributed systems, data processing and analytics is a plus
• Technical leadership of an engineering team is a plus

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Who We Are

The Company: Amplitude is filled with humble, life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset, ownership, and humility are core to the way we work: we’re tenacious in the face of challenges, we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success, and we operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view. 

We care about the well-being of our team: along with excellent health insurance, we offer flexible time off, a monthly wellness stipend, a generous parental leave, a subscription to Modern Health, and a generous Learning & Development stipend. 

The Product: Amplitude is a digital analytics platform – we help companies understand their users, rapidly release better product experiences, and ultimately grow their business. We’re super proud of what we’ve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers companies to thrive in the digital era.

Other fun facts about Amplitude: 

• G2: #1 product analytics solution and #3 best software product 
• Business Insider: A top tech company to bet your career on
• Fast Company: #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world
• Amplitude went public via a direct listing in September 2021 and is now trading under the ticker AMPL. 
• Founded in 2012, Amplitude is backed by Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital, IVP, Battery Ventures, Y Combinator and other top tier investors.
• We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and employees around the world.
• Our mascot is the datamonster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.

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.

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

Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado: Colorado range: $151,000 - $227,000 base salary (inclusive of guaranteed bonus)

Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals will work for Amplitude in New York City: New York City salary range: $168,000 - $252,000 base salary (inclusive of guaranteed bonus) 

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude California: California salary range: $168,000 - $252,000 base salary (inclusive of guaranteed bonus) 

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state: Washington salary range: $151,000 - $227,000 base salary (inclusive of guaranteed bonus) 

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington only: unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary), medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans. Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.