Staff Software Engineer - Backend at Sigma Computing

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Data AnalyticsIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ 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

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

Skills

Rust
Go
GraphQL
Node
Kubernetes
SQL
GCP
AWS
Azure
distributed systems
API development

Sigma Computing

Cloud-based data analytics platform for businesses

About Sigma Computing

Sigma Computing offers a cloud-based data analytics platform that enables businesses to analyze large volumes of data through a user-friendly, spreadsheet-like interface. Users can connect to their cloud data warehouse and access advanced features such as data collection, territory management, and revenue planning without needing coding skills. The platform is scalable, allowing for the analysis of billions of rows of data, and promotes self-service capabilities for faster insights. Recently, Sigma introduced AI features like data classification and natural language processing to enhance data analysis and support Enterprise AI initiatives.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$550.9MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive pay - Looking for a great salary and solid stock options? You’ve come to the right place.
Flexible schedule - Do the work you need to get done in the time you have to get it done
Amazing benefits - Medical, dental, vision, 401k, FSA, commuter… we’ve got you covered. Literally.
Flexible vacation - At Sigma, we work to live, not live to work. So go on, book that dream vacation.
Health & wellness - A healthy body supports a healthy mind, so we partner with Crunch Fitness and CorePower.
Family-friendly - From flexible scheduling to parental leave to kids’ birthdays off, we support Sigma families.

Risks

Competition from Tableau and Power BI could threaten Sigma's market share.
Reliance on platforms like Snowflake may impact service delivery if disruptions occur.
High valuation pressures Sigma to deliver rapid growth, risking strategic misalignment.

Differentiation

Sigma offers a spreadsheet-like interface for non-technical users to analyze data.
The platform integrates with major data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery.
Sigma's AI features include natural language processing and sentiment analysis.

Upsides

Sigma raised $200M in Series D funding, valuing it at $1.5 billion.
The platform's scalability allows analysis of billions of data rows efficiently.
Sigma's partnerships enhance data accessibility and integration for users.

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