Software Engineer - Compiler

Company: Sigma

Location: San Francisco, CA

Salary: $170k - $215k per year

Type: Full-time

Level: Junior

Posted: 2026-02-23

About this role

About The Role
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.


What You Will Be Doing

  • 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

Qualifications We Need

  • 5+ years experience engineering high-quality software systems
  • Demonstrated success building and maintaining complex infrastructure or core platform services
  • Deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, particularly in compilers, algorithms, SQL Optimization
  • Passion for teamwork, technical owner...

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