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Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable Data Infra & Pipelines

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Location: San Francisco, United States
Region: North America
Grade: Senior
Experience: 2+ yrs
Category: Backend
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Company: Product
Size: 501-1000
Domains: DevTools

whatjobs Posted Jul 30, 2026

Summary

Build and scale backend services and data pipelines for Amplitude’s product analytics platform using Java and modern infrastructure tools.

Amplitude is looking for a Software Engineer to join their infrastructure team in San Francisco. This role involves taking infrastructure projects from ideation to production, designing reliable backend services, and optimizing data infrastructure. Candidates should have 5+ years in Software Engineering, at least 2 years in Java, and a strong background in programming and algorithms. Benefits include 100% employer-paid health insurance and flexible time off.

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Senior Software Engineer; Analytics Compute Platform team

Open 25d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history USCIS — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior Software Engineer builds and optimizes the core query/compute engine that powers Amplitude’s analytics platform, working with SQL, OLAP systems, and distributed data infrastructure in San Francisco.

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Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure )

Open 58d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history USCIS — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Builds and optimizes Amplitude’s in-house OLAP engine (Nova), focusing on query execution, distributed compute, columnar storage, and cloud infrastructure to improve performance, cost-efficiency, and reliability for AI-driven analytics at scale.

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Senior Backend Engineer: Scale Big Data & APIs

North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history USCIS — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior Backend Engineer at LiveRamp in New York builds and scales data pipelines and APIs for activation workflows, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance while collaborating across teams.

Senior AI Engineer

Open 43d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history USCIS — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior AI Engineer at Amplitude builds and scales AI-powered analytics features and infrastructure, focusing on LLM systems, agent frameworks, and user-facing AI products in a product analytics platform.

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Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Activation Pipelines

Senior backend engineer at LiveRamp building and scaling data activation pipelines for identity resolution, with a focus on distributed systems and high-reliability workflows.

Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable Pipelines

Senior Backend Engineer at LiveRamp to build and optimize scalable data processing pipelines using distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure for large-scale data activation.

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Senior Software Engineer; Analytics Compute Platform team

Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure )

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Senior AI Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable Pipelines

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