Amplitude17h ago

Staff Software Engineer

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Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,700 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences.

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Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,700 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com.

As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do.

Designing systems to handle extreme throughputOptimizing for millisecond-level latenciesBuilding resilient architectures with near-zero downtime. You will also work closely with Product and Customers to shape the strategy and roadmap for both core platform capabilities and new product features. Our tech stack includes modern technologies such as Kafka, Temporal, real-time stream processing, Redis/Elasticache, Amazon S3, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, and Terraform. You’ll join a team of curious, innovative engineers who love solving hard problems and sharing ideas.

Collaborate closely with Product and Design to turn ideas into working features
Build backend services that integrate with a variety of data warehouses and cloud platforms
Optimize the performance and scalability of our data import/export infrastructure to handle ever-growing data volumes
Lead engineering discussions and set the bar for technical excellence and best practices
Mentor junior engineers and support their growth and success
Define and drive the architectural vision for the product, ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability

A strong sense of ownership and agency, with a desire to lead product and engineering initiatives from idea to execution.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Willingness to dive into new code bases, languages and frameworks.
Enjoy working with customers and partners in solving problems and providing value.
Strong foundation in programming, algorithms, and software application design

B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another technical field
6+ years of experience working in a Software Engineering role
Previous experience with Python or Java is a plus
Previous experience in distributed systems, data processing and analytics is a plus
Previous experience with ETL/ETL pipelines is a plus
Technical leadership of an engineering team is a plus

What We Offer

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✓We were recognized in the Newsweek Excellence Index 2024.

✓Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 19 quarters in a row on G2.

✓We care A LOT about product innovation. Fast Company called us the #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world.

✓We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives.

✓We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.

✓We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL.

✓We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.

✓Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.