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Software Engineer, Data Runtime

Mixpanel · San Francisco, US (Hybrid)

Posted 16 days ago

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This role has been open
16 days
Mixpanel's roles stay open a median of 30 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
44% of Mixpanel's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Mixpanel
moderate
27 stale, 1 reposted of 86 open
Hiring momentum
113 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Mixpanel's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Mixpanel.

About this role

As a Software Engineer III on the Data Runtime team at Mixpanel, you will design and build systems that execute customer queries efficiently and reliably. Your role involves collaborating with senior engineers and various teams to influence the technical direction of the compute layer, working on projects like elastic query compute and distributed file caching. You will be responsible for owning projects end-to-end, from design to production deployment, while contributing to the development of high-scale distributed systems.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Mixpanel as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating data infra/backend systems
  • Solid foundation in distributed systems or data infrastructure
  • Experience owning a project or significant component end to end
  • Strong technical communication skills, especially in writing
  • Sound judgment in technical tradeoffs

Nice to have

  • Experience with Go, C/C++, Python, and SQL
  • Familiarity with distributed systems concepts like sharding and replication
  • Knowledge of columnar storage formats like Arrow/Parquet
  • Experience with caching mechanisms and performance engineering
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure like GCP or AWS

What you get

  • Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
  • Mental Wellness Benefit
  • Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K)

Worth weighing

  • Team operates without project managers or separate SREs, which may require high self-management
  • Role involves significant collaboration across teams, which may not suit everyone
  • The team is senior-heavy, which could be intimidating for less experienced engineers

Summarised from Mixpanel's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Mixpanel on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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