Amplitude
Staff Software Engineer, Business Systems & Data
San Francisco, CA · Staff+
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$23,187 more — $221,187 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $221,187 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- 5+ years engineering experience shipping and running production services
- Experience working with data warehouses and SQL-based systems
Responsibilities
- Design and build full-stack apps and tools to solve high-leverage operational use cases across the business
- Build service connectors that enable AI and automation tools to work across business systems
- Drive end-to-end reconciliation across financial systems from quote to revenue recognition, enabling cross-system reporting and end-to-end traceability
- Own what you build across the full software development lifecycle
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Experience with frontier AI tooling including harnesses, MCP servers, and agents
Nice to have
- Experience evaluating LLM systems using eval harnesses, regression suites, and accuracy tracking over time
- Familiarity with dbt, Snowflake, or medallion-style warehouse architecture
- Familiarity with NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, Zip, Ramp, or Stripe
- Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado.
- Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City.
- Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Skills
- Full-stack development experience spanning frontend, backend, tools and integrations
Compensation
- $220,000 - $331,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $198,000 - $299,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $198,000 - $299,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Benefits
- An enthusiasm for understanding new business problems, learning unfamiliar systems, delivering improvements and evolving their design incrementally
- Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.
Company info
- 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.
- We are full stack, automation, integration, and data engineers delivering internal apps, data products, automations, and integrations to Finance, People Ops, Product Ops, Legal, HR, and more.
- Staying Safe - Protect Yourself From Recruitment Fraud We are aware of individuals and entities fraudulently representing themselves as Amplitude recruiters and/or hiring managers.
This listing is sourced directly from Amplitude's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.