Software Engineer, Full Stack

Sift Stack, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation assistance

In-person collaboration twice weekly

Job summary

Sift Stack, Inc. in Marina Del Rey, CA is hiring a senior full-stack engineer to build and scale our data-driven web app and backend for high-frequency telemetry. You will collaborate with data and frontend teams to design services and APIs, while delivering clean, scalable code.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in full-stack development and strong experience with React, NextJS, TypeScript, Go, Rust, and Python, plus database expertise. Relocation to LA or SF is possible.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional full-stack development experience.
• Production applications with React, NextJS, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Python.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, Timescale).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full-stack features across web app and data processing backend for telemetry data.
• Create intuitive UIs for data exploration with large real-time datasets.
• Implement efficient APIs and data access for real-time streaming.
• Collaborate with data platform and frontend teams on service design.
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to design discussions.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

NextJS

TypeScript

Go

Rust

Python

Problem solving

PostgreSQL

Druid

Pinot

Timescale

Tools

WebGL

D3.js

Apache ECharts

WebAssembly

Job description

About Sift

Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams. Sift turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems. Teams use Sift to build and operate rockets, satellites, autonomous vehicles, energy systems, defense platforms, and more.

Founded by former SpaceX engineers who built the tools behind Dragon and Starlink, Sift is building the data infrastructure to herald the AI era for physical systems.

In This Role, You'll:

• Build and maintain full stack features across our web application and data processing backend for complex telemetry data

• Create intuitive user interfaces for data exploration while optimizing for large real-time datasets

• Implement efficient APIs and data access patterns for real-time data streaming

• Collaborate with data platform and frontend teams on service design and implementation

• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in technical design discussions
  

The Skillset You'll Bring:

• 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development

• Experience building production applications with technologies like React, NextJS, TypeScript, Go, Rust, and Python

• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, e.g. PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, Timescale, or similar

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience with technical visualization tools (WebGL, D3.js, Apache ECharts) and time-series data

• Knowledge of WebAssembly and browser-based computation

• Background in scientific computing or technical data visualization

• Experience building tools for technical users (dashboards, data-editing environments)

• Built and launched side projects with consistent usage traffic

Engineering At SIFT:

You'll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we're still in the early stages of building the product. Relevant technologies include:

• Web frontend & backend: ECharts, Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, Radix, React, Redux, and TypeScript

• Data: Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Parquet, and Rust

• Infrastructure: Argo CD, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Linux, Prometheus, and Terragrunt
  

Location:

Sift's headquarters is in Marina Del Rey, CA (Next to LAX). We collaborate in person twice a week - on Mondays and Thursdays - and come together for a full week every two months. We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate.

Salary range: $160,000 - $200,000 per year. Plus equity and benefits.

Eligibility:

U.S. Person Required: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations.