Software Engineer - Source [IC2]

Job Description

Location

🌎 While we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we have a preference for someone to reside in the following locations for this role. However, if you feel qualified, we welcome you to apply regardless of location.  No matter what, working hours must overlap with UTC +1 for at least 10 hours/week.

Preferred locations:

Remote

Why this job is exciting 

As a Software Engineer on the Source team at Sourcegraph, you will be at the heart of our efforts to revolutionize code intelligence and engineer productivity by managing the ingestion, security, processing and distribution of source code at scale. This role is central to everything we do, providing the foundation upon which all our code intelligence tools and APIs are built. You will be tasked with designing and implementing robust distributed systems that handle expansive customer codebases (millions of lines of code and hundreds of thousands of repositories)  securely and efficiently, ensuring accessibility and functionality for all users.

Joining the Source team means working at the nexus of software innovation. Our work is critical to the success of the company, and our solutions impact every team within the organization, driving changes which make user more productive via code search, navigation and AI.

📅 Within one month, you will…

• Actively drive bug fixes and small enhancements
• Embed in the teams processes and partner with team members to learn and make immediate impact

📅 Within three months, you will…

• Develop end-to-end features using Go, with occasional opportunities to work on front-end features using JavaScript.
• Continuously improve our source syncing mechanisms to ensure seamless code and data integration across various platforms.

📅 Within six months, you will…

• Maintain and optimize our PostgreSQL databases to enhance performance and reliability.
• Enhance secure authentication protocols and source integration processes.
• Collaborate with teams across the company on projects that benefit from cross-team expertise, particularly those involving connecting search and code intelligence to deliver compelling end-to-end improvements.

About you

• Proven experience in building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems, ideally with a strong background in Go and PostgreSQL.
• Strong API design skills
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, particularly JavaScript.
• Familiarity with modern authentication protocols and experience in integrating diverse data sources.
• A passion for tackling security and scalability challenges in software development and distribution.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams to solve complex technical issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a keen interest in developing new, innovative solutions to enhance code intelligence capabilities.

Nice to haves:

• GraphQL experience
• Deep understanding of Git internals

Level

📊 This job is an IC2. You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.

Compensation

💸 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an open and transparent company that values competitive compensation, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.

Your salary is determined by your pay band for the IC2 job level. For determining pay bands, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that the salaries below may be adjusted in the future.

💰 The target compensation for this role is based on the IC2 pay band for your zone. The start of the IC2  pay band for each zone is listed below:

Zone 1: $145,000 USD
Zone 2: $116,000 USD
Zone 3: $87,000 USD
Zone 4: $58,000 USD

Please speak with a recruiter for additional information regarding zone locations.

📈 In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.

Interview process

Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about the types of interviews in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all! 

We expect the interview process to take ~6 hours in total.

👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…

• [30m] Recruiter Screen
• [20m] Hiring Manager Intro
• [45m] Technical Screen / Resume Deep Dive

🧑‍💻 Team Interview Stage - we then schedule an all-day onsite interview to delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…

• [60m] Coding Exercise
• [60m] Coding Exercise
• [60m] System Design
• [45m] Cross-functional Team Collaboration Interview / Values Interview

🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…

• [30m] Leadership with a co-founder 
• We check references and conduct your background check

Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process.