Customer-Facing Application Engineer: APIs & Integrations

Sift; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch, snacks, & coffee

Unlimited PTO

Top-tier health insurance: Medical, V

Job summary

Sift is seeking an Application Software Engineer to bridge our telemetry platform with customer engineering teams in the Los Angeles area. You will build custom solutions, integrate with Sift APIs, and translate customer needs into actionable feedback for product and engineering.

You will collaborate across product and engineering, ensure the platform evolves to meet real-world demands, and assist in onboarding and training customer teams while travel is required Monday‑Thursday.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python and REST APIs with strong problem solving.
• 2+ years in software or data engineering in customer-facing roles.
• Experience with SQL, data visualization, and time-series databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain technical concepts.
• Interest in aerospace, autonomous systems or advanced engineering applications.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites (Los Angeles area) Mon-Thu.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Sift's telemetry platform with customer engineering teams.
• Develop custom solutions and integrations using Sift APIs.
• Translate customer needs into actionable engineering commitments.
• Work with product and engineering to evolve the platform for real-world use.
• Onboard customers and train teams on integrations and workflows.
• Build trust-based relationships and serve as a technical advocate.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

SQL

Data analysis

Machine learning

Cloud platforms

Communication

Customer-facing

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / STEM

Tools

Kafka

InfluxDB

Job description

Sift is seeking an Application Software Engineer to bridge our telemetry platform with customer engineering teams in the Los Angeles area. You will build custom solutions, integrate with Sift APIs, and translate customer needs into actionable feedback for product and engineering.

You will collaborate across product and engineering, ensure the platform evolves to meet real-world demands, and assist in onboarding and training customer teams while travel is required Monday‑Thursday.