Senior Software Engineer

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 our Team Our infrastructure teams build and operate the backend systems that power Amplitude's products at massive scale — handling more than 1 trillion events per month. We work on the systems that move, store, transform, and serve customer data: real-time and batch ingestion, identity resolution, data import and export connectors, privacy and compliance, and the operational reliability of everything in between. 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 with close to zero downtime. You'll work closely with Product and partner engineering teams to shape the roadmap and turn customer needs into reliable, well-architected systems. Our stack is primarily Java and Python, running on Kafka, Temporal, DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Snowflake, 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 infrastructure projects from ideation to production Design and build highly reliable, maintainable backend services that scale with our customer base Optimize the performance and cost of our data infrastructure as volume continues to grow Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions 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 building backend infrastructure, solving challenging problems, and iterating quickly Previous experience in distributed systems and large-scale backend services Experience leading or mentoring engineers is a plus Previous experience with stream processing, message queues, or data pipeline technologies (e.g. Kafka) is a plus Previous experience operating production systems on Kubernetes or running infrastructure as code with Terraform is a plus 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: At Amplitude, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We believe that our employees should have access to high-quality healthcare, paid time off, and other benefits that allow them to focus on their work and their personal lives. Our benefits package includes: Competitive medical, dental, and vision programs Paid family bonding time off and family forming benefits Annual leave plus holidays Fully paid disability and life insurance programs Wellness and Learning and Development allowances and more… Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP) We are committed to creating a globally consistent and locally sensitive benefits plan that meets the needs of our employees around the world, regardless of where they live. We believe that our benefits are an important part of our employee value proposition and that they help us to attract and retain top talent. We encourage you to learn more about our benefits package and to see how we can support your well-being. Other fun facts about Amplitude: Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution 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. Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, #LI-Hybrid By applying for this job, you acknowledge that Amplitude processes your personal data in accordance with the Amplitude Applicant Privacy Notice . Staying Safe - Protect Yourself From Recruitment Fraud We are aware of individuals and entities fraudulently representing themselves as Amplitude recruiters and/or hiring managers. Amplitude will never ask for financial information or payment, or for personal information such as bank account number or social security number during the job application or interview process. Any emails from the Amplitude recruiting team will come from an @ amplitude.com email address. You can learn more about how to protect yourself from these types of fraud by referring to this article . Please exercise caution and cease communications if something feels suspicious about your interactions.

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