Staff Engineer (Backend) at ThoughtSpot

Bengaluru, India

Come join a team of world-class engineers building ThoughtSpot’s relational search engine. We are looking for engineers with a proven track record of being industry visionaries to join the team responsible for building ThoughtSpot’s natural language relational search engine, personalized data exploration engine, universal object search engine, AI powered ranking and relevance engine, distributed in-memory search indexing infrastructure and much more.

ThoughtSpot is...

On a mission! To make the world more fact-driven. With ThoughtSpot, anyone from C-suite executives to front-line employees can use a simple search to instantly analyze billions of rows of data, and leverage artificial intelligence to get relevant insights on questions they might not have thought to ask.
Used by the most successful companies - companies like Walmart, Hulu, 7Eleven, and Rolls-Royce
A leader in the BI Gartner magic quadrant for two years running. It is also the fastest company to enter the leader quadrant.
Blessed with amazing people and culture: We are very deliberate about building a culture focused on #selfless-excellence, continuous learning, and improvement (#2%done), and diversity (#balanceforbetter) where everyone can do their best work and is seen, heard and valued.
Backed by the best Investors - $248M at a nearly $2B valuation.

What You'll Do:

Architect and develop systems, methodology, novel architectures, and benchmarks powering ThoughtSpot’s search engine.
Provides guidance in the investigation and solution of complex problems affecting overall system architecture of projects.
Work with diverse, cross-functional teams of designers, UX researchers, engineers, product managers in a fast, collaborative process.
Drive Internal/external visibility for ThoughtSpot through panels, patents, papers, talks, blog posts, and open source.
Provide technical leadership and mentor and grow people in your team to be more productive and grow as engineers.
If you are looking to solve hard problems, work with amazing people, and have fun while building the future of analytics - this role is for you!

What You'll Bring:

Technical - You love technology. You love to discuss it, build it, use it, leverage it, and stay abreast of the latest developments.
Problem Solver - You are inspirational in problem-solving, algorithmic thinking, and programming skills along with computer science fundamentals.
Experienced - 8+ years of experience crafting world-class products & experiences.
Exceptional expertise in one or more areas of search, distributed systems, AI/ML, NLP, personalization, Recommender Systems and are known for major innovation and creativity in these areas.
Exceptional expertise in building large systems with high scale and performance.
Exceptional expertise in designing systems with clean architecture and beautiful code.
Recruiter & Team builder - You are always looking for & hiring the best talent to ThoughtSpot.
You understand the value of great teams and do what you can to help create amazing high performing teams.
You enjoy collaborating with and mentoring others. You take pride in making others better.
Self-Motivated - You are a role model for driving big impact changes in the software and organization through your exceptional skills in spotting and removing big rocks.
Customer obsessed - You are obsessed with making customers successful. You build software with customers in mind and get satisfaction by having satisfied customers. You go out of your way to help customers be successful.

What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?

ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-Powered Analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All

Building a diverse and inclusive team isn't just the right thing to do for our people, it's the right thing to do for our business. We know we can’t solve complex data problems with a single perspective. It takes many voices, experiences, and areas of expertise to deliver the innovative solutions our customers need. At ThoughtSpot, we continually celebrate the diverse communities that individuals cultivate to empower every Spotter to bring their whole authentic self to work.

We’re committed to being real and continuously learning when it comes to equality, equity, and creating space for underrepresented groups to thrive.

Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.

About ThoughtSpot

The world’s most innovative companies use AI-Powered Analytics from ThoughtSpot to empower every person in their organization, from C-suite executive to frontline employee, with the ability to ask and answer data questions, create and interact with data-driven insights, and use these insights to make informed decisions and take action. ThoughtSpot is simple enough for any business person to use, yet built to handle even the largest, most complex data, wherever it may reside. That’s why customers like T-Mobile, BT, Snowflake, HubSpot, Exxon, Daimler, Medtronic, Hulu, Nasdaq, OpenTable, Huel, and Nationwide Building Society have turned to ThoughtSpot to transform their data driven decision-making cultures.

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