Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Sigma; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous health benefits

Flexible time off policy. Take the:ime

Paid bonding time for all new parents

Traditional and Roth 401k

Commuter and FSA benefits

Lunch Program

Dog friendly office

Job summary

Sigma in San Francisco is seeking a senior software engineer to design and build scalable backend services for a high‑performance data platform. You will work with Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, and Kubernetes to deliver robust features and improve data accessibility for users.

The role requires 5+ years of software development, strong CS fundamentals, and a collaborative ownership mindset. We offer a competitive salary, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong CS fundamentals and ownership mindset.
• Experience building scalable backend services for data platforms.
• Experience with web APIs and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services for a cloud data platform.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams through code reviews.
• Optimize data models, APIs, and system performance.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Triage issues and debug production incidents.

Skills

Rust

Go

GraphQL

Kubernetes

Backend services

Distributed systems

CS fundamentals

Collaboration

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

About The Role

Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high-performance platform on the modern data architecture. Hence, we are growing the engineering team and looking for engineers who are excited to solve challenging problems, deliver impactful capabilities throughout our stack to build world-class technology. You will be part of a talented team of engineers with a shared mission to make data easily accessible for all users.

What You Will Be Doing

• Solve challenging problems that arise in providing an interactive experience on data warehouses for data exploration and analysis
• Build with modern tools and languages like Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, and Kubernetes
• Build backend distributed services, new algorithms and modern API to support a cloud application
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues
• Design and implement new software features to support our fast growing user base
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies

Qualifications We Need

• 5+ years industry experience building and maintaining high-quality software
• Experience building and deploying robust and secure web applications in a continuous deployment environment
• Desire to be a great teammate and have fun at work without compromising ownership towards your work
• Strong sense of craftsmanship, and a healthy academic curiosity to solve challenges at sigma
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals

Qualifications We Want (also, skills you’ll learn!)

• Data driven aptitude and its application to solve distributed system problems
• Data model design, and API development experience
• SQL query optimization and database internals
• Administered cloud service infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Prior experience working at high growth company solving technical problems to enable continued success

Additional Job Details

The base salary range for this position is $240k - $270k annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma. This role is eligible for stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sigma is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran, or any other protected status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

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