New Grad Software Engineer – Real-Time Data Systems

Sift Stack, Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sift Stack, Inc. is seeking a New College Graduate Software Engineer to join a small, fast-moving team building foundational systems for the future of engineering. You’ll learn from experienced engineers, contribute to production code, and help design scalable solutions from the ground up.

You’ll gain exposure to distributed systems, DevOps, and frontend/backend development while shaping engineering culture and standards at an early-stage startup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, math, physics, or STEM field.
• 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 with strong communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of high-performance, scalable data processing and visualization systems.
• 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

Distributed systems

Data analysis

Communication

React/TypeScript

DevOps basics

Kafka/Flink/Spark

Go/PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, or another STEM discipline

Tools

Go

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

gRPC

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Sift Stack, Inc. is seeking a New College Graduate Software Engineer to join a small, fast-moving team building foundational systems for the future of engineering. You’ll learn from experienced engineers, contribute to production code, and help design scalable solutions from the ground up.

You’ll gain exposure to distributed systems, DevOps, and frontend/backend development while shaping engineering culture and standards at an early-stage startup.