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Senior Software Engineer - SDK
Amplitude INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 20 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 8 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Amplitude INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles13 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $174k–$233k, median $182k. Most were filed at wage level II (36%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Last confirmed live 23 days agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 20 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 8 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,700 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com . As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do. Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion—one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection—that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive. About the role and Team At Amplitude, millions of developers instrument their products to understand how users behave. The first code they write with Amplitude is almost always through an SDK. That means our SDKs are not just integrations, they are the developer experience of Amplitude itself. We're building a new kind of SDK team: Most companies hire SDK engineers per language. We don't. We're recruiting AI-assisted SDK wizards , engineers who: • learn new languages quickly • use AI to accelerate development • build tooling to scale SDK maintenance • own developer experience end-to-end This role has unusually large scope and autonomy What You'll Work On • Build and maintain SDKs across many languages (e.g. TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, Swift, Rust) • Use AI to scale SDK development - build systems that allow a small team to maintain many SDKs • Own developer experience - improve how developers integrate with Amplitude • Optimize SDK for latency, performance, bundle size, resource load • Create external-facing agents that take advantage of the signals collected by our SDKs • Build integrations with third parties • Drive high engineering standards while knowing when speed beats perfection. • Create a culture where people love the work, move fast, and deliver real outcomes. You Might Be a Great Fit If: • Experience building SDKs, APIs, or developer platforms. • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or relevant field. • 5 years experience as a software engineer • Open source library maintainership • Experience across multiple language ecosystems • Interest in developer experience and tooling • Experience building platform tooling or code generation systems Why This Team, Why Now? • Huge scope - own SDKs used by thousands of developers • Polyglot engineering - work across many ecosystems • AI-augmented engineering - help define the future of SDK development • Direct product impact - great SDKs drive adoption of Amplitude Our values: At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers: • Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view. • Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success. • Growth Mindset: We’re tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others. • Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success. We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-