Software Engineer - Backend

Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high‑performance platform on modern data architecture. We are growing the engineering team and looking for engineers excited to solve challenging problems and 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.

• 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, Graph
  
  QL, Node, and Kubernetes
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• Build backend distributed services, new algorithms, and modern APIs to support a cloud application.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve them 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 among available technologies.

• 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.

• 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 a high‑growth company solving technical problems to enable continued success.

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. The base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees s role is eligible for stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

• Equity
• Flexible time off policy.
• Paid bonding time for all new parents.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k).
• Commuter and FSA benefits.
• Lunch program.
• Dog‑friendly office.

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.

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