siftstack
Software Engineering Manager (Data)
At a Glance
- Location
- Marina Del Rey, California, United States
- Employment
- FULL_TIME
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Compensation
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- Department
- Sift Stack, Inc.
- Posted
- 2026-04-13
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Education
- Energy
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Regulatory
- Robotics
Benefits & Perks
sive Benefits: Unlimited PTO, equity ownership, 401(k), an
companies we serve. Comprehensive Benefits: Unlimited PTO, equity ownership, 401(k
Requirements
Software Development:
Strong experience with distributed systems and web applications using
Experience with in-stream processing (Apache Kafka, Flink, Beam).
Familiarity with specialized databases like PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, or Timescale.
Expertise in data exploration tools such as Grafana or Jupyter Notebooks.
Experience in leading AI-first teams and AI initiatives.
Compensation & Benefits
Unlimited PTO, equity ownership, 401(k), and full medical/dental/vision coverage.
Eligibility:
U.S. Person Required
: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations.
Responsibilities
Software Engineering Manager
to lead our Data Platform.
You will lead the engineering teams that develop and maintain our core data pipelines, including ingestion, storage, processing, querying, APIs and documentation for interacting with our data systems.
Our data infrastructure must work flawlessly in the cloud, on-prem and in air-gapped deployments.
Data forms the backbone of Sift and this role is incredibly important to our mission.
We serve customers across a wide-spectrum of industries building next-generation machines that demand high-performance for mission critical operations.
About the Company
Sift is building the observability layer for hardware—turning high-frequency telemetry into real-time, AI-ready insights for mission-critical systems.
Sift is the data platform for hardware teams. Engineers building rockets, satellites, robots, defense systems, and autonomous vehicles use Sift to review sensor data, catch problems in real time, and ship hardware faster. Founded by engineers from SpaceX. Used across aerospace, defense, energy, robotics, and manufacturing.
The AI era for physical systems starts with the data layer underneath. That’s what we’re building.