Software Engineer (Compiler)

• Sigma Computing is redefining business intelligence by making complex data analysis accessible through a high-performance platform built for the modern data stack
• The Compiler Team plays a foundational role in this mission by transforming user-driven spreadsheet interactions into highly optimized SQL queries, enabling seamless exploratory analytics on cloud data warehouses
• As a member of the Compiler Team, you will join a group of engineers dedicated to building the core systems and abstractions that power Sigma’s intuitive spreadsheet interface, ensuring speed, reliability, and scalability for all users
• Tackle core challenges at the intersection of data modeling, query compilation, and large-scale interactive analytics—making it possible for end-users to query data warehouses efficiently without deep technical knowledge
• Design, build, and maintain sophisticated compiler infrastructure and intermediate representations that translate spreadsheet operations into optimized query plans
• Apply advanced optimization strategies to improve performance and accuracy across a wide range of query workloads and data architectures
• Contribute to both backend (Rust) and key frontend foundations (TypeScript), evolving critical abstractions that enable end-to-end workflow optimizations and new features
• Debug, analyze, and resolve complex issues, ensuring robustness and maintainability in a rapidly evolving product
• Collaborate with engineers and product stakeholders to review designs and code, driving technical best practices and architectural decisions throughout the team and company

Benefits

• Competitive pay: Competitive salaries aligned with market rates—because we value your experience and contributions.
• Flexible Schedule: Work in the way that suits you—Sigma supports flexibility in how and when you work best.
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401(k) Plan: Plan for your future with our 401(k) offering.
• Bi-annual Hackathons: Make, create, innovate—hack alongside peers twice a year.
• Unlimited Time Off: Recharge when you need—no limits on vacation days.
• Health & Wellness: Support for your overall well-being. We offer Carrot Pro, Wellhub+, Rightway, and OneMedical.
• Parental Leave: Paid leave to welcome new family members.
• Unagi Scooters: Zip to work on us with Unagi scooter benefits provided for free!
• Daily Lunches, Office Snacks, Coffee: Good vibes and great taste—lunch provided daily through DoorDash, unlimited snacks, coffee, tea, Celsius, and more!
• Professional Development & Career Growth: Clear career progression paths and room to grow into leadership, Support for conferences, L&D, and career growth.
• Commuter benefits
• Lunch reimbursement
• Pension with 3% match

• Experience working in an iterative, high-cadence environment
• Deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, particularly in compilers, algorithms, SQL Optimization
• Passion for teamwork, technical ownership, and continually raising the engineering bar
• 5+ years experience engineering high-quality software systems
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining complex infrastructure or core platform services
• Exposure to distributed systems, query optimization, or database internals
• Experience with API or data model design in the context of high-performance cloud services
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)
• A curiosity for new languages and tools, and a drive to solve challenging problems at scale (Rust, Go, Node, K8s, GraphQL)