Hiring: Staff Software Engineer, Data Company: Sift Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:08:49 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Apache, ArgoCD, Docker, Druid, Flink, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kafka, Kubernetes, Linux, Parquet, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Protobuf, Python, React, Rust, SQL, Terraform, TimescaleDB, TypeScript, gRPC About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or data engineering roles Qualifications: •Operational familiarity with telemetry data from hardware systems, high-throughput ingest pipelines, or columnar storage formats like Apache Arrow and Parquet •Curiosity about new data paradigms and eagerness to evaluate and integrate emerging tools and techniques •Frontend & Backend: Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, React, TypeScript •Data Infrastructure: Apache Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Kafka, Parquet, Rust •Ops & Tooling: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Argo CD, Grafana, Linux •Sift’s headquarters is in Marina Del Rey, CA •(Next to LAX). We collaborate in person twice a week—on •And come together for a full week every two months. We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate. •: 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. Compensation: •$200,000 - $260,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!