Staff Software Engineer - Frontend

Sigma; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous health benefits

Flexible time off policy

Paid bonding time for new parents

Traditional and Roth 401(k)

Commuter and FSA benefits

Lunch Program

Dog friendly office

Job summary

Sigma is hiring for an experienced engineer specializing in user experience to enhance their high-performance platform. You will work collaboratively to develop features and optimize the design for non-technical users, primarily utilizing technologies like React and GraphQL while managing impactful projects from design to launch.

The ideal candidate should possess over 10 years of experience in software development, a passion for efficient user experiences, and strong design sensibilities. Sigma offers a competitive salary and substantial benefits!

Qualifications

• An eye for great design and passion for building excellent products.
• Ability to make trade-offs between functionality and delivery speed.
• Strong sense of craftsmanship and academic curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Develop elegant and responsive user experience using front-end technologies.
• Work with teams to create features simplifying user experience.
• Leverage expertise to create visualizations for data.

Skills

High-quality software development

User experience design

Front-end technologies (React, GraphQL)

Data visualization

Education

10+ years of industry experience

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Job description

About The Role

Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high performance platform on 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

• Develop elegant and responsive user experience using the latest front‑end technologies. Own substantial pieces of the product, from design to launch.
• Work with product, UX design and backend teams to develop new features and technologies that simplify the user experience for non‑technical users.
• Leverage expertise in front‑end application development to create novel visualizations for structured and unstructured data and improve performance and interactivity.
• Use modern front‑end frameworks like React, GraphQL, TypeScript and Node.js.

Qualifications We Need

• 10+ years industry experience building and maintaining high‑quality software.
• An eye for great design and a passion for building products that provide a great user experience.
• The ability to make the right trade‑offs between functionality and delivery speed, supporting value delivery to customers while iterating based on feedback and roadmap priorities.
• 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!)

• Experience building software capabilities for analyzing large‑scale data web applications.
• Prior experience working at a 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.

About Us

Sigma is the AI Apps and agentic analytics platform built on the cloud data warehouse. Business and technical teams use Sigma to explore live data, build intelligent applications, and automate critical workflows all without moving data or breaking governance. Sigma supports a spreadsheet interface, SQL, Python, and native AI in a single governed workspace, giving every team the speed to act and IT the control to scale. Sigma is trusted by more than 2,000 customers, including AMD, Duolingo, Colgate‑Palmolive, and JPMorgan Chase.

Sigma announced its $80M in Series E financing in May 2026. The round was led by Princeville Capital, with new strategic investors Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures participating alongside returning investors Altimeter Capital, Avenir Growth Capital, D1 Capital Partners, K5 Global, NewView Capital, Spark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, and XN. This milestone follows Sigma reaching $200M in annual recurring revenue in April 2026, with more than 100% year‑over‑year growth and 1.1 million new active users added in the latest fiscal year.

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 401(k)
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

Your Work Environment

We have an in‑office work environment in all our offices in SF, NYC, London and Sydney.

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AI Use in Hiring

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