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Software Engineer, Data Runtime

Mixpanel
Location
San Francisco, US (Hybrid)
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating data infra/backend systems
  • Solid foundation in distributed systems or data infrastructure
  • Experience owning a project or significant component end to end
  • Strong technical communication skills, especially in writing
  • Sound judgment in technical tradeoffs
Nice to have
  • Experience with Go, C/C++, Python, and SQL
  • Familiarity with distributed systems concepts like sharding and replication
  • Knowledge of columnar storage formats like Arrow/Parquet
  • Experience with caching mechanisms and performance engineering
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure like GCP or AWS
What the job really is

As a Software Engineer III on the Data Runtime team at Mixpanel, you will design and build systems that execute customer queries efficiently and reliably. Your role involves collaborating with senior engineers and various teams to influence the technical direction of the compute layer, working on projects like elastic query compute and distributed file caching. You will be responsible for owning projects end-to-end, from design to production deployment, while contributing to the development of high-scale distributed systems.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
  • Mental Wellness Benefit
  • Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K)
Things to weigh
  • Team operates without project managers or separate SREs, which may require high self-management
  • Role involves significant collaboration across teams, which may not suit everyone
  • The team is senior-heavy, which could be intimidating for less experienced engineers
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Career value4/5
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