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You think like a product builder first, engineer second * You're constantly reinventing how you work, using cutting-edge tools and workflows to achieve outsized results * You're energized by open ...
You think like a product builder first, engineer second * You're constantly reinventing how you work, using cutting-edge tools and workflows to achieve outsized results * You're energized by open ...
You think like a product builder first, engineer second * You're constantly reinventing how you work, using cutting-edge tools and workflows to achieve outsized results * You're energized by open ...
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Senior Product Engineer (Full Stack Engineer)
San Francisco, CA • On-site
Full-time
Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO
Re-posted yesterday
Key responsibilities
Own critical product surfaces end-to-end from ideation to production and beyond.
Build and evolve systems across React, Node.js, and Python that scale with customer growth.
Lead by example through hands-on development, technical mentorship, and thoughtful decision-making.
Job description
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.
Senior Product Engineer
At Amplitude, we're building the operating system for digital products. While we're known as the leader in product analytics, our Statsig team is redefining how companies learn, iterate, and ship better experiences.
Statsig is one of the fastest-growing and most strategic bets at Amplitude. It sits at the intersection of product, data, and decision-making, and we're looking for a Product Engineer to help take it to the next level.
Why this role matters
This isn't a "take tickets and ship code" role. You'll operate as an owner, shaping both the product and the technical direction of a system used by some of the most sophisticated product teams in the world.
You'll work across the stack, React frontend, Node.js and Python backend, to build intuitive, high-performance experiences that make experimentation accessible, powerful, and trustworthy.
What you'll do
- Own critical product surfaces end-to-end from ideation to production and beyond
- Drive product direction in partnership with design and product leaders
- Build and evolve systems across React, Node.js, and Python that scale with customer growth
- Leverage modern AI tooling to dramatically accelerate development, prototyping, and iteration cycles
- Raise the bar for engineering quality - code, architecture, and user experience
- Lead by example - through hands-on development, technical mentorship, and thoughtful decision-making
- Move fast on ambiguous problems, turning ideas into shipped, customer-facing value
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering (full stack experience preferred)
- Education: B.S. in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field
- Proven experience operating at a senior-level scope. You've led large, ambiguous initiatives with significant business impact
- Strong full-stack expertise (React + backend systems such as Node.js and/or Python)
- A deep sense of ownership - you don't wait for direction; you create it
- Exceptional product taste - you care deeply about UX, details, and building things people love
- An AI-native mindset - you actively use and experiment with the latest AI tools to amplify your impact and rethink how software gets built
- Ability to balance speed and quality in a high-velocity environment
- Strong judgment in technical trade-offs and system design
- You think like a product builder first, engineer second
- You're constantly reinventing how you work, using cutting-edge tools and workflows to achieve outsized results
- You're energized by open-ended problems with no clear "right" answer
- You hold a high bar, not just for your own work, but for the team and product as a whole
- You turn ambiguity into clarity and momentum
- Work on a product used by thousands of companies to make better decisions
- Be part of a team that's expanding beyond analytics into a full digital optimization platform
- Join a culture that values ownership, velocity, and craft
- Have outsized impact on a top company priority
At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers:
- Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.
- Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success.
- Growth Mindset: We're tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others.
- Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success.
We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.
Some of our benefit programs include:
- Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
- Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that's wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), new hire home office equipment, and much more
- Excellent Parental benefits including: 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
- Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy sessions
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Other fun facts about Amplitude:
- Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 23 quarters in a row on G2.
- We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market.
- We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives.
- We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.
- We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL.
- We're a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.
- Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.
Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This role is eligible for equity, benefits and other forms of compensation.
Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado. Colorado range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $183,000 - $276,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $165,000 - $247,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)
Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington only: unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary), medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans. Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.
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About Amplitude
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Industry
Software development
Company size
501 - 1,000 Employees
Headquarters location
San Francisco, CA, US
Year founded
2012