Qualifications
In This Role, You'll:Design and implement a horizontally scalable platform for ingesting millions of hardware sensor data points each second.Create robust, efficient database solutions to support real-time reads and extensive analytics workloads.Innovate data architecture by integrating cutting-edge advancements in streaming and storage, including cloud-native and diskless designs.Contribute to defining engineering culture, standards, and processes.Collaborate closely with colleagues on architecture, design, code reviews, and scaling strategies.The Skills You'll Bring:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related STEM field.7+ years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or data engineering roles.Hands-on experience with event-time-based stream processing or streaming SQL systems using tools like Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, Beam, or similar.Proficiency with relational and time-series databases such as PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, TimescaleDB, or equivalent.Experience with large-scale distributed systems or low-latency backend services, ideally written in Go, Rust, or Python.Familiarity with DevOps and cloud infrastructure tools like Kubernetes, Prometheus, ArgoCD, and Terraform.Excellent communication skills and a collaborative problem-solving approach.
About the job
At Sift, we are revolutionizing the way modern machines are constructed, tested, and operated. Our platform empowers engineers with real-time observability over high-frequency telemetry, eliminating bottlenecks and facilitating faster, more dependable development.
Sift emerged from our collaborative efforts at SpaceX on projects such as Dragon, Falcon, Starlink, and Starship—where scaling telemetry, debugging flight systems, and ensuring mission reliability necessitated innovative infrastructure. Founded by a team with backgrounds at SpaceX, Google, and Palantir, Sift is engineered for mission-critical systems where precision and scalability are imperative.
As an early engineer focused on our data infrastructure, you will play a pivotal role in defining core architecture while helping to scale a real-time telemetry platform from its inception. You will engage in developing complex backend systems aimed at ingesting, storing, and serving millions of high-frequency data points per second, thus enabling rapid iteration cycles for some of the world's leading engineering teams.
About Siftstack
Sift is at the forefront of modern engineering, leveraging its expertise from high-stakes projects at SpaceX to create a platform that enhances machine reliability and performance. Our mission-critical systems are built on a foundation of precision and scalability, making us a leader in the telemetry space.
