Amplitude · 1 day ago
Software Engineer II, AI Security
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$138K/yr - $207K/yr
2+ years expAmplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,300 customers build better products and digital experiences. They are seeking a Software Engineer II to secure AI-powered features, collaborating closely with developers and AI product teams to evaluate risks and implement automated defenses across the stack.
AnalyticsBig DataEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyProduct ManagementSaaSSchedulingSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and Implementation: Take product ideas and requirements from ideation to implementation, focusing on developing and maintaining backend services and components that expand the capabilities of our analytics product and semantic and data layers
System Scale and Performance: Design and implement distributed systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and high availability (best-in-class system availability) for our rapidly growing data and query volumes. Optimize performance to be blazingly fast across our data infrastructure
Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to translate high-level requirements into working, user-facing features. Work with cross-functional teams to support multi-product integration initiatives
Technical Leadership & Quality: Actively participate in design discussions, contribute to the infrastructure roadmap, and conduct thorough code reviews. Lead technical discussions and mentor junior engineers/peers on engineering best practices and system knowledge sharing
Problem Solving: Utilize monitoring tools to quickly diagnose and resolve performance, correctness, and stability issues, ensuring a robust and reliable platform. Research complex technical topics from papers and open-source projects to devise innovative solutions
Qualification
Required
2–3+ years of industry experience in a Software Engineering role, preferably focused on backend or data systems
B.S. in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field
A strong foundation in programming, data structures, algorithms, multi-threading programming, and software application design/system design
Hands-on experience and proficiency in at least one modern backend language, such as Python, Java, C++, Typescript or Go
Background in building high-performance, scalable backend systems and deploying services on AWS or similar cloud providers
Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases
Strong communication skills, collaboration skills, and an ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Passionate about solving challenging technical problems and iterating quickly
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision on select plans
Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), home office equipment (annual), and much more
Excellent Parental benefits including: 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Company
Amplitude
Amplitude is a product intelligence platform that provides digital product tools that help teams run and grow their businesses.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$311.48MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalGICIVP
2021-09-28IPO
2021-08-01Secondary Market· $4.6M
2021-06-09Series F· $150M
Leadership Team
Spenser Skates
CEO, Co-Founder
Curtis Liu
Co-founder, CTO
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