Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack

We Love AI Jobs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Job summary

Sigma Computing in San Francisco, CA, is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead full-stack development for analytics and workflows on modern data warehouses. You will build high-performance interactive experiences using Rust, Go, GraphQL and TypeScript, tackle performance challenges, and ship robust features with cross-functional teams.

We seek 10+ years of experience, deep CS fundamentals, and a track record of delivering scalable web applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Experience building robust web applications in production.
• Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• CS fundamentals and craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

• Build features and algorithms for analytics and workflow performance.
• Debug and resolve product and system issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, product, and GTM teams.

Skills

Rust

Go

GraphQL

TypeScript

Web apps

API design

Data modeling

Distributed systems

Job description

# Staff Software Engineer - FullstackSigmaSan Francisco, CAFull-time$240,000 – $270,000 / yearUpload your resume once and Scout applies for youApply with ScoutShare this job:LinkedInXSave imageDevelop full-stack capabilities for Sigma’s analytics and workflow product, focusing on high-performance interactive experiences on modern data warehouses. The role includes feature development, debugging, and collaboration across engineering and go-to-market teams.* Permanent* On-site* 10+ years### Skills and expertiseRustGoGraphQLTypeScriptweb application developmentAPI developmentdata modelingdistributed systems### Key responsibilities* Build software features and algorithms that improve analytics and workflow performance.* Investigate product and system issues, then debug and resolve their causes.* Collaborate across engineering and business teams to deliver product capabilities.## How this job comparesCompared with 343 open staff engineering jobs on October 10, 2026.Pay: This job pays $240K to $270K a year. The 219 open staff engineering jobs that publish US pay start at $206K on average, so this job starts about 16% higher.Similar open jobs: We Love AI Jobs lists 343 open staff engineering jobs at 113 companies.Remote work: This job is on site. 47 of the 343 staff engineering jobs (14%) are remote.AI in this role: Low. The company works with AI, but AI is a small part of this role's daily work. The work centers on web applications, analytics, workflows, and data warehouse performance; it does not specify building or using AI systems. Sigma’s broader product includes native AI, but that is not described as a daily task for this role.## Full descriptionAbout the RoleSigma 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 high performance interactive experience to enable analytics and workflows use cases on top of modern warehouses• Build software using the latest developer tools and using programming languages like Rust, Go, GraphQL, Typescript• Develop new algorithms and techniques for improving the performance and interactivity for enabling analytics and workflows for the world largest companies• 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 growth• Collaborate with cross-functional groups - infrastructure, design, product, customer support, sales and marketing to build an innovative product capabilitiesQualifications We Need• 10+ 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 fundamentalsQualifications We Want (also, skills you’ll learn!)• Experience building software capabilities for analyzing large scale data web applications• Data driven aptitude and its application to solve distributed system problems• Data model design, and API development experience to enable customer facing capabilities• Prior experience working at high growth company solving technical problems to enable continued successAdditional Job detailsThe 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 Computing. 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.Come join us!Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees:• Equity• Generous health benefits