engineering
Posted May 8Senior Software Engineer
at Amplitude
San Francisco, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly reliable, maintainable backend services that scale with our customer base
- Optimize the performance and cost of our data infrastructure as volume continues to grow
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Lead engineering discussions and apply and advocate for engineering best practices
- Drive design and code reviews
- Mentor and contribute to the success of engineers across the team
Requirements
- Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,700 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences.
- With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever.
- Our stack is primarily Java and Python, running on Kafka, Temporal, DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Snowflake, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- experience working in a Software Engineering role, with 2+ years working in Java
- experience in distributed systems and large-scale backend services •
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus Previous
- experience with stream processing, message queues, or data pipeline technologies (e.g. Kafka) is a plus Previous
- experience operating production systems on Kubernetes or running infrastructure as code with Terraform is a plus Our values:
- Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 23 quarters in a row on G2.
- We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market.
Experience
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another related technical field 5+ years of
Benefits
- Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions.
- We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and
- benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.
- Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
- Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), new hire home office equipment, and much more Excellent Parental
- benefits including: 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
- We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.
- This role is eligible for equity,
- benefits and other forms of compensation.
- Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado. Colorado range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- New York City salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- Salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- California salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
- Washington salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 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 only: unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary), medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans.
- Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan. #LI-SA1 #LI-Hybrid
Contact
- Learn more at amplitude.com .
- Any emails from the Amplitude recruiting team will come from an @ amplitude.com email address.
Additional details
- Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams.
- As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values.
- 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 strive to create an environment of inclusion—one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection—that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.
- You'll work closely with Product and partner engineering teams to shape the roadmap and turn customer needs into reliable, well-architected systems.
- This is a senior role, so beyond your own delivery you'll be a technical anchor for the team: leading design discussions, mentoring engineers, and raising the bar for how we build.
- Take infrastructure projects from ideation to production
- You'll be a great addition to the team if you have:
- Strong foundation in programming, algorithms, and software application design
- Passionate about building backend infrastructure, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly Previous