Our engineers are customer-focused and solve complex problems where correctness and reliability matter. Because our systems sit underneath many customers and teams, we plan deliberately for reliability, migrations, support, and incident response alongside roadmap delivery. If you’re passionate about building trustworthy, enterprise-grade foundations that other teams and customers build on, we’d love to meet you.
The team’s mission is to deliver the enterprise-grade foundations (permissions, administration, governance, alerting, and shared services) that let customers confidently adopt and scale Amplitude, while driving infrastructure initiatives that strengthen and scale the platform.
As a Senior Engineer, you will
Work with Product Management and Design to turn enterprise customer needs into well-scoped engineering solutions
Own the end-to-end delivery of projects, from design through rollout, migration, and ongoing operation
Design and build reliable services and APIs, with attention to security, correctness, and blast radius
Take part in on-call, incident response, and the long-term reliability of the systems the team owns
Get involved in performance optimization and scaling efforts
Lead the highest-leverage projects and contribute to the team’s technical direction
Mentor and contribute to the success of other engineers on the team
You'll be a great addition to the team if you
Have 5+ years of experience building and improving robust, scalable backends and developing interactive, user-facing applications
Understand the whole stack and flow of user-facing web applications
Have backend experience with application backends, microservices, and high-throughput systems
Have experience with, or strong interest in, authentication, authorization, permissions models, or other enterprise-grade platform capabilities
Have a track record of safely migrating and evolving critical systems with minimal customer impact
Have a strong critical thinking and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
Have exceptional communication skills, adapt well to changing requirements, and have a proven track record of successful delivery
Can synthesize customer input and architectural knowledge to create outsized engineering impact
Have a constant desire to learn and grow in the field of web development
Have experience with CI/CD pipelines and are a strong practitioner of automated testing
Are familiar with the following: React, TypeScript, Python, NestJS, Temporal
Have interest or experience in technical leadership of an engineering team
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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: $150000 - $207,000 base salary (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals will work for Amplitude in New York City: New York City salary range: $167000 - $230,000 base salary (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude California: California salary range: $167000 - $230,000 base salary (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: $150000 - $207,000 base salary (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.
OUR VALUES
At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers:
Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.
Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success.
Growth Mindset: We’re tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others.
Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success.
We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.
Some of our benefit programs include
Excellent M edical, D ental and V ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually
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), new hire home office equipment, and much more
Excellent Parental benefits including : 12 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
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Other fun facts about Amplitude
Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution https://www.g2.com/categories/product-analytics/enterprise for 23 quarters in a row on G2.
We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market.
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 Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.
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