Senior Real-Time Telemetry Backend Engineer

Sift; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

A leading tech company in San Francisco is looking for an experienced backend engineer to design and build systems for real-time telemetry data. You will be responsible for end-to-end features, optimizing performance and scalability of backend systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 7 years of experience, particularly in distributed systems and SQL. Competitive salary between $200,000 - $250,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure roles.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
• Deep knowledge of SQL and operational database experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems for real-time telemetry data.
• Own features end-to-end, ensuring they solve real customer problems.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Backend or infrastructure experience

Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals

Experience with Go, Rust, or Python

Deep knowledge of SQL

Debugging skills

Education

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

Tools

Kubernetes

Prometheus

gRPC

PostgreSQL

Job description

A leading tech company in San Francisco is looking for an experienced backend engineer to design and build systems for real-time telemetry data. You will be responsible for end-to-end features, optimizing performance and scalability of backend systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 7 years of experience, particularly in distributed systems and SQL. Competitive salary between $200,000 - $250,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.