Sift Stack
Software Engineering Manager (Data)
San Francisco, CA · Vp
Work authorization required$200k-$300kDetected 8 days ago
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About the role
- Our data infrastructure must work flawlessly in the cloud, on-prem and in air-gapped deployments.
- Data forms the backbone of Sift and this role is incredibly important to our mission.
- This role will report directly to the VP of Engineering and is ideal for someone with a background in aerospace, AI or robotics and loves working on the cutting edge of science and technology.
Responsibilities
- Manage and build a team of high-performing engineers, provide mentorship and guidance to accelerate their growth.
- Collaborate with our Product and our Go-To-Market teams to define technical roadmaps.
- Build the infrastructure that enables the next generation of aerospace and robotic breakthroughs.
- We collaborate in person twice a week-on Mondays and Thursdays-and come together for a full week every two months.
- You will lead the engineering teams that develop and maintain our core data pipelines, including ingestion, storage, processing, querying, APIs and documentation for interacting with our data systems.
- Leadership: Manage and build a team of high-performing engineers, provide mentorship and guidance to accelerate their growth.
- Strategy: Collaborate with our Product and our Go-To-Market teams to define technical roadmaps.
- Real Impact: Build the infrastructure that enables the next generation of aerospace and robotic breakthroughs.
- Vibrant Culture: Develop great things with people who all love what they are doing.
- Experience in building UI and customer-facing dashboards for interacting with data.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Strong experience with distributed systems and web applications using Go, Rust, or Python.
- Experience with in-stream processing (Apache Kafka, Flink, Beam).
- Familiarity with specialized databases like PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, or Timescale.
- Expertise in data exploration tools such as Grafana or Jupyter Notebooks.
- Software Development: Strong experience with distributed systems and web applications using Go, Rust, or Python.
- Data Expertise: Experience with in-stream processing (Apache Kafka, Flink, Beam).
- Leadership: Proven ability to guide teams through ambiguity and a track record of being a "force multiplier" for engineering talent.
- U.S. Person Required: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations.
Skills
- Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams.
- Sift turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems.
- Relevant technologies include:
Compensation
- $200,000 - $300,000 per year. Plus equity and benefits.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO, equity ownership, 401(k), and full medical/dental/vision coverage.
- Plus equity and benefits.
Company info
- Develop great things with people who all love what they are doing.
- We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead our Data Platform.
- We serve customers across a wide-spectrum of industries building next-generation machines that demand high-performance for mission critical operations.
- We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate.
Visa & Work Authorization
- U.S. Person Required: Must be a U
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