Senior Software Engineer

About The Role & Team

Our infrastructure teams build and operate the backend systems that power Amplitude's products at massive scale — handling more than 1 trillion events per month. We work on the systems that move, store, transform, and serve customer data: real-time and batch ingestion, identity resolution, data import and export connectors, privacy and compliance, and the operational reliability of everything in between.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll take on complex infrastructure challenges: designing for extreme throughput, optimizing for millisecond latencies, and building resilient systems that run with close to zero downtime. You'll work closely with Product and partner engineering teams to shape the roadmap and turn customer needs into reliable, well-architected systems. Our stack is primarily Java and Python, running on Kafka, Temporal, DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Snowflake, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

This is a senior role, so beyond your own delivery you'll be a technical anchor for the team: leading design discussions, mentoring engineers, and raising the bar for how we build.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Take infrastructure projects from ideation to production

• Design and build highly reliable, maintainable backend services that scale with our customer base

• Optimize the performance and cost of our data infrastructure as volume continues to grow

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions

• 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

You'll be a great addition to the team if you have:

• 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 building backend infrastructure, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly

• Previous experience in distributed systems and large-scale backend services

• Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus

• Previous experience with stream processing, message queues, or data pipeline technologies (e.g. Kafka) is a plus

• Previous experience operating production systems on Kubernetes or running infrastructure as code with Terraform is a plus

Our values:

At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers:

• Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.

• Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success.

• Growth Mindset: We’re tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others.

• Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success.

We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.

Some of our benefit programs include:

• Excellent ​M​edical, ​D​ental and ​V​ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, ​Dental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans

• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually

• Flexible time off, ​p​aid 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), new hire home office equipment, and much more

• Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12 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

• Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)

Other fun facts about Amplitude: 

• Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 23 quarters in a row on G2.

• We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market. 

• We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives. 

• We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off. 

• We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL. 

• We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.

• Our mascot is Data Monster, 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

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)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

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.

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