About the position
As a Staff Software Engineer at Amplitude, you will lead the design and development of projects, participating in every step from ideation and implementation to testing, QA, and launch. You will work across our entire stack using Typescript, React + Redux, CSS Modules, GraphQL, Node, Python, Postgres, and MySQL. Your role will involve designing and implementing features and improvements in all of Amplitude’s products (Analytics, Experiment, CDP) to increase retention and engagement. You will identify opportunities to improve Amplitude based on research, data, creativity, and user feedback, and lead cross-functional collaboration with product and design teams to iterate on our products. Additionally, you will lead engineering discussions and mentor others on engineering best practices, and design analytics taxonomy & implement analytics tracking to enable and guide our data-driven approach.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of projects from ideation to launch.
- Work across the entire stack using Typescript, React + Redux, CSS Modules, GraphQL, Node, Python, Postgres, and MySQL.
- Design and implement features and improvements in Amplitude’s products to increase retention and engagement.
- Identify opportunities to improve Amplitude based on research, data, creativity, and user feedback.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with product and design teams.
- Lead engineering discussions and mentor others on engineering best practices.
- Design analytics taxonomy & implement analytics tracking.
Requirements
- Thorough understanding and experience with one or more JavaScript application frameworks (React/Redux, Angular, Backbone, etc.).
- Bias for action; prefer to implement, learn from results, and iterate quickly.
- Enjoy working closely with Design and Product Management to influence UX and challenge objectives.
- Growth mindset; motivated by moving metrics and driving concrete business outcomes.
Nice-to-haves
- Previous experience on a growth team or knowledge of product-led growth fundamentals.
- Thorough knowledge of AB testing & experimentation.
Benefits
- Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans.
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more.
- Generous stipends for wellness, commuter transit/parking, learning and development, home office equipment.
- Excellent Parental benefits including 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support.
- Mental health and wellness benefits including access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
