Senior Software Engineer at Amplitude in San Francisco, CA

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. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com. 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. 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 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. About The Role & Team The Data Pipeline team owns the core event ingestion and processing infrastructure that powers Amplitude's analytics product — handling more than 1 trillion events per month. We build and operate the systems responsible for real-time event ingestion, batch data ingestion, user identity resolution, privacy and GDPR compliance (user deletion, app deletion, event TTL, and self-serve data deletion), and the reliability of the pipeline end-to-end. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll take on complex infrastructure challenges: designing for extreme throughput, optimizing for millisecond latencies, and building resilient systems that run at close to zero downtime. You'll also work closely with Product and customers to shape the strategy and roadmap for our core product and new features. Our stack is primarily Java and Python, running on Kafka, Temporal, DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Kubernetes, and Terraform. 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. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will: Take product ideas from ideation to implementation Develop highly reliable and maintainable backend services that expand the capabilities of our analytics product Optimize the performance and scale of our data ingestion and processing infrastructure to handle ever-increasing volume Collaborate with Product and Design to iterate on our product 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 You'll be a great addition to the team if you have: B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another related technical field 5+ years of experience working in a Software Engineering role, with 2+ years working in Java Strong foundation in programming, algorithms, and software application design Passionate about data processing, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly Previous experience in distributed systems, data processing, and analytics Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus Previous experience with real-time stream processing (e.g. Kafka) is a plus Some of our benefit programs include: Excellent ​M​edical, ​D​ental and ​V​ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee ​M​edical, ​D​ental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans Flexible time off, ​p​aid 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), home office equipment (annual), and much more Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only) Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)​ Other fun facts about Amplitude: We were recognized in the Newsweek Excellence Index 2024. Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 15 quarters in a row on G2. We're focused on growth. Check us out in Deloitte's 2023 Technology Fast 500™ We care A LOT about product innovation. Fast Company called us the #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world. We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives. We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off. We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL. We're a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo. Our mascot is the datamonster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom. Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 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: $190,000 - $286,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $212,000 - $319,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $212,000 - $319,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $190,000 - $286,000 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 state. Washington salary range: $190,000 - $286,000 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. 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