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Sumologic5d ago
$191,000 – $224,000/yr

Staff Software Engineer - Data Query

United StatesUnited StatesRemotelead
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Overview

Staff Software Engineer - Data Query As a Staff backend engineer on the Data Query team, you will build a scalable, reliable, and performant analytics platform for observability and security products,

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Responsibilities

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  • Design and implement extremely high-volume, fault-tolerant, scalable backend systems that process and manage petabytes of customer data
  • Resource Efficiency: Optimize code to reduce latency and resource footprint in a microservices environment
  • Write robust code: demonstrate its robustness through automated tests
  • Cost Tracking: Implement telemetry and logging to help the PM team track granular cost-per-service metrics
  • Operational Excellence: Participate in on-call rotations and help troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in production
  • Work as a member of a team, helping the team respond quickly and effectively to business needs

Requirements

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  • B.Tech, M.Tech, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related discipline
  • 8+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of ownership 
  • Object-oriented experience, for example, in Java, Scala, Ruby, or C++
  • Understand the performance characteristics of commonly used data structures (maps, lists, trees, etc)
  • Experience in building backend services for handling data at a large scale
  • Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers
  • Comfortable working with a remote team operating in multiple time zones
  • Experience in multi-threaded programming and distributed systems
  • Experience in big data and/or 24x7 commercial service
  • Agile software development experience (test-driven development, iterative and incremental development)

 

Sumo Logic, Inc. helps make the digital world secure, fast, and reliable by unifying critical security and operational data through its Intelligent Operations Platform. Built to address the increasing complexity of modern cybersecurity and cloud operations, we empower digital teams to move from reaction to readiness—combining agentic, AI-powered SIEM and log analytics into a single platform to detect, investigate, and resolve modern challenges. Customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic for trusted insights to protect against security threats, ensure reliability, and gain powerful insights into their digital environments. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

Sumo Logic Privacy Policy. Employees will be responsible for complying with applicable federal privacy laws and regulations, as well as organizational policies related to data protection.

The expected annual base salary range for this position is $191,000.00 - $224,000.00. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) role level, skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, location, and experience. In addition to base pay, certain roles are eligible to participate in our bonus or commission plans, as well as our benefits offerings and equity awards. 

Must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. At this time, we are not able to offer non-immigrant visa sponsorship for this position.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
United States
Remote within one country
Who can apply
US

Listing Details

Posted
April 28, 2026
First seen
April 28, 2026
Last seen
May 3, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
5
Repost count
0
Trust Level
57%
Scored at
May 3, 2026

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Staff Software Engineer - Data Query$191k–$224k