Mixpanel

Senior Software Engineer, Data Governance

San Francisco, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Analytics Software, Data Management, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Full Stack Engineer, Data Governance

About Mixpanel

Mixpanel is an event analytics platform for builders who need answers from their data at their fingertips—no SQL required. When everyone in the organization can see and learn from the impact of their work on product, marketing, and company revenue metrics, they are poised to make better decisions.

Over 9,000 paid customers, including companies like Netflix, Pinterest, Sweetgreen, and Samsara, use Mixpanel to understand their customers and measure progress. Our commitment is to provide the most comprehensive and reliable analytics platform accessible and trusted by all.

About the Role

Data governance is one of the most critical challenges for Mixpanel’s enterprise customers. As organizations scale, the number of users and events within their projects grows exponentially. The high-cardinality nature of these projects demands well-thought-out solutions that ensure data remains clean, consistent, and trustworthy.

As a Full Stack Engineer on the Data Governance team, you will work across the stack to develop high-impact features that shape the future of Mixpanel—all while maintaining extreme customer focus. You will collaborate closely with engineers across the company and partner with design, product, and go-to-market teams to build innovative solutions that transform how customers govern their data. Your contributions will unlock new data governance experiences at Mixpanel, empowering customers to analyze their data with confidence.

Responsibilities

At Mixpanel Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) work closely in pods to define the product and experiences. You'll be collaborating closely with your EPD team to create a vision for delightful and intuitive UX, then work to deliver the most impactful features for our customers. You'll be owning key pieces of the product, maintaining them, and always advocating for improvements to make the user experience even better, adding to our growing shared components library and expanding our design system. You’ll be working on our web app, which is built in Python, running Django, with an open source JavaScript framework running the front end. Everything is run on Google Cloud Platform, using Kubernetes and Docker for orchestration and containerization of our services.

A typical project requires working across our stack, creating endpoints for your feature as well as developing and deploying the UI. Here are some projects we've worked on in the past to give you an idea of what to expect:

  • Public Metrics Sharing: Developed a feature enabling customers to share their metrics publicly, addressing a pain point for easy data sharing on social media or with executive leadership. This required careful attention to security to prevent unintentional data leaks while enabling easier collaboration.
  • Events (formerly Live View) Rebuild: Rebuilt our Live View from the ground up and rebranded it to Events. The goal was to improve user trust and make debugging data and query results easier. This involved removing limitations, improving key workflows, and tightening the UX. The project also simplified both the back-end and front-end architecture, resulting in a more performant and maintainable product.
  • Dashboards UI Revamp: Revamped our dashboards UI to improve the workflow for creating and saving analyses, which also clarified our data model. This involved iterating and polishing based on customer usage patterns to smooth workflows and set the stage for future improvements.
  • Query Builder Redesign: Redesigned our query builder to allow users to instantly see the results of their changes on a single screen, balancing competing requirements of visual space for the query builder and the ...

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Company Information

  • Company: Mixpanel
  • Industry: Analytics Platform
  • Customers: Over 9,000 paid customers, including Netflix, Pinterest, Sweetgreen, and Samsara.
  • Mission: To provide the most comprehensive and reliable analytics platform accessible and trusted by all.
  • Technology Stack: Python, Django, open-source JavaScript framework, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker.

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Skills

Full Stack Development
Data Governance
High-Cardinality Data Handling
UX Design
Collaboration
Product Development

Mixpanel

Data analytics for user behavior insights

About Mixpanel

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.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$269.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Company stock options
Sabbatical policy
PTO
Volunteer time off
Parental leave
Mental health resources
401(k) match
Health, dental,& vision coverage
Flexible work from home options
Learning & development stipend
Professional growth hours

Risks

Increased competition from Amplitude and Heap may affect market share.
Data privacy concerns may arise from integrations with platforms like BigQuery.
Growing demand for personalization pressures Mixpanel to enhance analytics capabilities.

Differentiation

Mixpanel offers real-time analytics across devices, enhancing user experience insights.
The SaaS model ensures steady revenue and continuous platform improvement.
Mixpanel's embeddable reports enhance collaboration in tools like FigJam and Coda.

Upsides

Integration with BigQuery enhances data exploration for data-driven companies.
Recognition as a 'Market Leader' boosts Mixpanel's market credibility.
Partnership with Seven Peaks expands Mixpanel's reach in the APAC region.

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