Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Platforms
GitLabFull Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)
Candidates should possess prior experience building, maintaining, and scaling reliable, high-volume distributed systems, along with strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems. Prior engineering management experience, particularly on teams operating high-volume, stateful distributed systems in SaaS environments, is desirable, as is experience with database technologies and multi-tenant systems with a focus on reliability, performance, isolation, and security.
As a Principal TLM, Query Infrastructure, the role involves hiring and retaining diverse and talented engineers, mentoring engineers and growing future technical leaders, working cross-functionally to translate business goals into the team’s roadmap, nurturing engineering excellence via culture and process, providing meaningful input to technical designs based on an in-depth understanding of the systems and services, ensuring the query service uptime and performance SLO/SLAs are met, and working with customers to improve their query performance.
Data analytics for user behavior insights
Mixpanel provides data analytics tools that help businesses understand user interactions with their products. It tracks user behavior and measures engagement on websites and mobile applications, allowing companies to gain insights into how users engage with their digital platforms. Mixpanel's services are offered through a subscription model, where clients pay a recurring fee based on the volume of data tracked and features accessed. This model supports a steady revenue stream and enables ongoing improvements to the platform. Key features include event tracking, user segmentation, funnel analysis, and retention reports, which assist businesses in identifying trends and making informed decisions to enhance user experience. Mixpanel differentiates itself by focusing on comprehensive analytics tailored for tech startups, e-commerce businesses, and large enterprises, aiming to empower these companies to optimize user engagement and drive growth.