Senior Software Engineer, Sift

Infrastructure

$170-220k

+ Equity

React

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GCP

Java

Kafka

Terraform

Azure

Flink

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

More information about location

2 days a week in office (Marina Del Rey, CA)

Unified observability for modern hardware

Open for applications

Unified observability for modern hardware

21-100 employees

B2BData storageMachine LearningSaaSData Analysis

Open for applications

$170-220k

+ Equity

React

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GCP

Java

Kafka

Terraform

Azure

Flink

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

More information about location

2 days a week in office (Marina Del Rey, CA)

21-100 employees

B2BData storageMachine LearningSaaSData Analysis

Company mission

To provide the tools that engineering teams need to efficiently manage hardware data and build the machines of the future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of relevant distributed systems experience focusing on designing and managing cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration platforms
Passion for building and operating developer productivity tools, frameworks, and other aspects of platform engineering
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems
Knowledge of automated testing best practices and frameworks, ensuring software reliability through integration, performance, and end-to-end testing in distributed systems
You're excited by the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups
You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy
You enjoy working collaboratively with a broad range of job functions and roles
Experience with our tech stack: Go, Java, React, TypeScript, Kafka/Redpanda, Flink, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform/CDK
Or equivalent distributed systems
Good knowledge of cloud, on-prem, networking, and service architecture in multi-region multi-cloud setups

What the job involves

As an early engineer at Sift, you won’t just write code—you’ll help define the architecture, shape the product, and influence the culture of a company focused on solving real engineering problems
If you’re looking for complex technical challenges and the opportunity to build foundational systems supporting complex machines from the ground up, we want to hear from you
Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions to support our growing platform and customer base
Collaborate with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability
Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure proactive identification and resolution of issues
Automate deployment processes and streamline infrastructure management using modern DevOps tools and methodologies
Evolve our backend architecture/infrastructure for both cloud and on-premise deployments
Work with the team to set and prioritize our roadmap to maximize customer impact
Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency

Our take

Sift develops tools to accelerate and ensure the reliability of complex machines. Its platform processes hardware sensor data, providing automated analysis and detailed reports to identify and explain potential issues. This enables users in aviation, defense, energy and transportation to enhance system reliability and comply with regulatory requirements more efficiently.

The platform automates manual data review, which both enhances reliability and speeds up development. Customers like Astranis and Parallel Systems use Sift's observability stack to turn sensor data into actionable insights, which would have likely remained undiscovered when using other systems.

With several rounds of funding to its name, Sift is poised to expand its manufacturing automation suite to integrate sensor data with manufacturing information. This will enable it to assist with anomaly detection and performance analysis. It is also making advancements with AI integration for regulatory compliance, which sets it up as a key innovator in the space.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Mar 2026

$42m

SERIES B

Jun 2024

$17.5m

SERIES A

Total funding: $67m

Company benefits

Unlimited PTO
Free lunch, snacks, & coffee
Top-tier health insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental

Company HQ

El Segundo, CA

Leadership

Karthik Gollapudi

(CEO)

Previously a Dragon Flight Software Lead at Spacex and a Full-Stack Engineer at Information Sciences Institute.

Austin Spiegel

(CTO)

Previously a Software Engineering Manager at Riot Games. Prior to that, they worked at SpaceX in various Software Engineering roles.

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