Software Engineer, Sift

• 5+ 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
• US Person Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder due to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) compliance requirements

• 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
• You'll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we're still in the early stages of building the product
• Web frontend & backend: React, TypeScript, Redux, Tailwind, WebAssembly, D3.js, WebGL, and Go
• Data: Parquet, Flink, Kafka, Redpanda, Beam, DuckDB, Timescale, QuestDB, InfluxDB, and Druid
• Infrastructure: GitHub Actions, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform

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

Total funding: $25m

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.