- Experience with streaming or time-series data systems (Kafka, Flink, TimescaleDB, etc.).
- Experience with performance tuning and profiling at query or service layers.
- Familiarity with observability tools (Datadog, Grafana).
- Background in hardware or telemetry-heavy environments.
Engineering at Sift
You’ll join a tight-knit team of world-class engineers building foundational systems for next-gen machines. Technologies you'll work with may include:
- Frontend & Backend: Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, React, TypeScript
- Data Infrastructure: Apache Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Kafka, Parquet, Rust
- Ops & Tooling: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Argo CD, Grafana, Linux
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: $200,000 - $260,000 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.