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About the Role

Application Software Engineers bridge the gap between Sift’s cutting-edge telemetry platform and our customers’ complex engineering challenges. In this role, you’ll work directly with customer teams to adapt Sift’s capabilities to their needs, build custom solutions, and foster deep partnerships. You’ll collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate customer requirements into actionable insights, ensuring our platform evolves to meet real-world demands. We’re looking for an engineer who thrives in dynamic, customer-facing environments and is passionate about industries like aerospace, autonomous systems, and renewable energy. This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage startup and directly impact the success of next-generation machines. You will report to the team's Lead and play a critical role in delivering value to our customers.

Responsibilities

Partner with customers to understand their technical challenges and adapt Sift’s platform to meet their specific needs.
Develop custom solutions and integrations using Sift APIs to solve customer problems.
Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams.
Create and maintain integrations with common engineering tools to enhance customer workflows.
Prepare materials and assist in technical onboarding and training sessions for customer teams.
Build strong, trust-based relationships with customers, acting as a technical partner and advocate.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in software engineering or data engineering.
Proficiency in Python and familiarity with REST APIs.
Basic understanding of data analysis and visualization techniques.
Strong problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Passion for aerospace, autonomous systems, or advanced engineering applications.
Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced startup environment.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a STEM discipline.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder due to ITAR / EAR compliance requirements.

Skills

Python
REST APIs
Data analysis
Data visualization
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Communication
Aerospace systems
Autonomous systems
Advanced engineering applications
Kafka
InfluxDB
SQL
Database concepts
AWS
GCP
Azure
Machine learning
AI applications

Location

San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite (4 days/week in San Francisco)
Quarterly onsite week in LA

Experience Level

2+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a STEM discipline.

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 - $175,000 per year

Benefits

Equity
Benefits

About the Company

Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams. Sift turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems. Teams use Sift to build and operate rockets, satellites, autonomous vehicles, energy systems, defense platforms, and more.
Founded by former SpaceX engineers who built the tools behind Dragon and Starlink, Sift is building the data infrastructure to herald the AI era for physical systems.