Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Backend

Updated on 2/5/2025

Sigma Computing

Sigma Computing

501-1,000 employees

Cloud-based data analytics platform for businesses

Data & Analytics
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$240k - $270kAnnually

+ Stock Options

Expert

New York, NY, USA

In-office work environment required.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Rust
GraphQL
Go

You match the following Sigma Computing's candidate preferences

Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:

Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 10+ years industry experience building and maintaining high-quality software
  • Experience building and deploying robust and secure web applications in a continuous deployment environment
  • Desire to be a great teammate and have fun at work without compromising ownership towards your work
  • Strong sense of craftsmanship, and a healthy academic curiosity to solve challenges at sigma
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Responsibilities
  • Solve challenging problems that arise in providing an interactive experience on data warehouses for data exploration and analysis
  • Build with modern tools and languages like Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, and Kubernetes
  • Build backend distributed services, new algorithms and modern API to support a cloud application
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues
  • Design and implement new software features to support our fast growing user base
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies
Desired Qualifications
  • Data driven aptitude and its application to solve distributed system problems
  • Data model design, and API development experience
  • SQL query optimization and database internals
  • Administered cloud service infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure)
  • Prior experience working at high growth company solving technical problems to enable continued success

Sigma Computing offers a cloud-based data analytics platform that enables businesses to analyze large volumes of data through a user-friendly, spreadsheet-like interface. This platform allows users to connect to their cloud data warehouse and perform analysis without needing specialized tools or coding knowledge. Sigma stands out from competitors by providing advanced features like data collection and natural language processing, making data analysis accessible to both non-technical users and analytics experts. The company's goal is to empower businesses to make informed decisions quickly and efficiently.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$550.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sigma raised $200M in Series D funding to enhance its platform.
  • The introduction of Ask Sigma improves user interaction with data through natural language.
  • New executive appointments position Sigma for strategic growth and expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging AI-driven analytics platforms could erode Sigma's market share.
  • Rapid AI advancements may outpace Sigma's current capabilities, risking obsolescence.
  • Reliance on data warehouse partnerships poses a risk if partners develop competing solutions.

What makes Sigma Computing unique

  • Sigma offers a spreadsheet-like interface for non-technical users to analyze data.
  • The platform integrates with Snowflake and BigQuery for real-time data access.
  • Sigma's AI features include natural language processing and sentiment analysis.

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Benefits

Competitive pay - Looking for a great salary and solid stock options? You’ve come to the right place.

Flexible schedule - Do the work you need to get done in the time you have to get it done

Amazing benefits - Medical, dental, vision, 401k, FSA, commuter… we’ve got you covered. Literally.

Flexible vacation - At Sigma, we work to live, not live to work. So go on, book that dream vacation.

Health & wellness - A healthy body supports a healthy mind, so we partner with Crunch Fitness and CorePower.

Family-friendly - From flexible scheduling to parental leave to kids’ birthdays off, we support Sigma families.