Shape Nova’s distributed systems and query engine as a Staff Software Engineer, optimizing performance, cost, and reliability at scale. Work spans modern OLAP infrastructure.The company is seeking an experienced systems engineer for its in-house OLAP engine, Nova. You will work across query planning, columnar storage, distributed compute, caching, and cloud infrastructure.

The role includes technical leadership, design reviews, cross-team collaboration, and mentorship for a team of approximately 10 engineers.Key Responsibilities:

Build Nova query execution and distributed compute infrastructureDesign capabilities for warehouse-imported metrics, profiles, and dimensionsOptimize compute, storage, network, memory, latency, and throughputStrengthen reliability, observability, capacity planning,



and rollout practicesLead projects, design discussions, reviews, and engineering mentorshipRequirements:

Seven or more years in backend or infrastructure engineeringExperience building analytical or OLAP systemsDistributed data systems depth and solid computer science fundamentalsCloud infrastructure experience with AWS, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, or equivalentsProficiency in Java, C++, or PythonApply distributed systems expertise, OLAP experience, and technical leadership to improve Nova’s performance, cost, and operational reliability.

📌 Staff Distributed Systems Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Amplitude
📍 Winnipeg