New Grad Software Engineer — Data Systems & Observability (Equity)

Front Door Defense; California (MO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Sift is seeking a New College Graduate Software Engineer to join a small, fast-moving team building foundational systems for the future of engineering in Marina del Rey, CA. You’ll contribute to production code and learn from experienced engineers while helping design scalable data processing features.

Responsibilities include building high-performance systems, collaborating in code reviews, and growing expertise in distributed systems, DevOps, and frontend/backend development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, or another STEM discipline.
• Strong coursework or project experience in data structures, algorithms, or data analysis.
• Eagerness to learn large-scale distributed systems and real-time data platforms.
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of high-performance, scalable systems for data processing and visualization
• Build features for engineers to explore and act on millions of sensor data points
• Work closely with senior engineers in code reviews, design discussions, and product planning
• Learn best practices in distributed systems, DevOps, and frontend/backend development
• Help shape engineering culture, standards, and processes at an early-stage startup

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Spark

Beam

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

Go

gRPC

Job description

Sift is seeking a New College Graduate Software Engineer to join a small, fast-moving team building foundational systems for the future of engineering in Marina del Rey, CA. You’ll contribute to production code and learn from experienced engineers while helping design scalable data processing features.

Responsibilities include building high-performance systems, collaborating in code reviews, and growing expertise in distributed systems, DevOps, and frontend/backend development.