From analytics to feedback to code, Amplitude brings AI into every step of building self-improving products. Start free with 2M events per month. Backed by Battery, Sequoia and Y Combinator.
About the role
Every AI insight, every experiment, every cohort at Amplitude starts with a query. Our in-house OLAP engine, Nova , processes trillions of events in real time — turning raw behavioral data into fast, trustworthy answers that power decisions for thousands of product teams worldwide.
What they're looking for
- Gets energy from working deep inside a complex distributed system — understanding how data flows through it, where the bottlenecks are, and how to make it meaningfully better
- Has built or significantly extended an OLAP engine, columnar database, query processor, or large-scale data processing system — not just operated one
- Thinks about cost, performance, and reliability as interconnected concerns, not separate workstreams
- Communicates clearly about technical tradeoffs and earns influence through the quality of your work and ideas, not through title
- Finds it natural to help other engineers level up — through pairing, design reviews, or just being the person who explains the “why” behind a system’s design
- 7+ years of industry experience in backend or infrastructure engineering, with depth in distributed data systems
More about this role
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.
Every AI insight, every experiment, every cohort at Amplitude starts...
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