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Sigma · 2 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$240K/yr - $270K/yr
date10+ years exp

Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high performance platform on modern data architecture. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Backend to solve challenging problems and build impactful capabilities for their data exploration and analysis platform.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

RustGoGraphQLKubernetesAPI developmentSQL optimizationCloud servicesCraftsmanshipCuriosityComputer Science fundamentalsTeamworkProblem-solving

Required

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 fundamentals

Preferred

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

Benefits

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

Company

Sigma

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Sigma is the AI apps and analytics platform connected to the cloud data warehouse.
dateFounded in 2014
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://sigmacomputing.com

H1B Sponsorship

Sigma has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (32)
2024 (26)
2023 (21)
2022 (13)
2021 (3)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$645.3M
Key Investors
Altimeter CapitalSutter Hill Ventures
2024-05-16Series D· $264M
2021-12-16Series C· $300M
2021-09-23Debt Financing· $15M

Leadership Team

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Mike Palmer
Chief Executive Officer
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Rob Woollen
CTO / Co-founder
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