SiftStack
Software Engineering Manager (Edge Systems)
$200K–$265K
Marina Del Rey, CA · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years in a people management role.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (Green Card Holder), or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR / EAR regulations.
About the job
Leads the Edge Systems team building Sift Edge and open-source client libraries for high-performance hardware data capture, ingestion, storage, and viewing.
What you'll do
- Manage, mentor, and grow engineers; set the technical roadmap with Product and Go-To-Market teams.
- Oversee delivery, reliability, performance, and engineering processes, including use of AI to accelerate development.
- Contribute hands-on to architecture, code, features, and critical technical challenges across the server, desktop client, and libraries.
What they ask for
- Strong experience building high-performance, low-latency systems in Rust, with working knowledge of Go or Python.
- Experience with real-time data acquisition, high-throughput ingestion, and durable local storage.
- Proven ability to guide teams through ambiguity and multiply engineering talent.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with cross-platform desktop applications and software deployed on-premises, offline, or in air-gapped environments.
- Experience in aerospace, autonomous vehicles, robotics, defense, energy, hardware testing, open-source projects, client libraries, or AI initiatives.
Pay
$200,000 - $265,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Rust, Go, Python, ECharts, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, React
AI focus
Establish and refine engineering processes and use of AI to accelerate development and expand core capabilities.
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