Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. Organizations around the world rely on Alation to drive self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI innovation. Our technology helps enterprises connect people and data to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and more than 650 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100.

As data becomes the foundation of every business, Alation is leading the way in helping organizations unlock their full potential. By bringing intelligence, automation, and trust to every interaction, we empower customers to scale data-driven innovation with confidence and speed.

Joining Alation means being part of a winning team shaping the future of AI-powered data intelligence. We move fast, think big, and deliver results together.

Job Description:

We're looking for a Full-Stack Engineer (Software Engineer II) who's excited to grow their craft, deliver real results, and contribute to a mission-driven product.

You'll be part of a small, dynamic team designing and building AI agentic applications powered by Alation's industry-leading data intelligence platform. Working in short iterations, you'll help bring these applications to life and make them available across multiple departments within the company.

This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, including state-of-the-art foundation models and the latest advancements in AI agent development—solutions deployed across many Fortune 100 companies. You'll pair directly with AI experts to bring cutting-edge AI to life and see your work make a real impact.

Please note: We do not offer work visa sponsorship at any point for this role.

Location: This is a hybrid role working Tuesdays & Thursdays in our Redwood City office. We do not offer relocation.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop key interfaces to Alation’s technology.

• Prototype, optimize, and maintain scalable services to power new enterprise use cases.

• Build proactively with empathy for our customers, constantly iterating to balance innovative research with practical solutions.

• Engage with designers and ML experts to create a phenomenal user experience.

• Collaborate with engineers to bring consistency and high standards to codebases, infrastructure, and processes.
  

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional full-stack experience developing performant, intuitive, and scalable web application architectures.

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field (M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred)

• Experience developing enterprise software products for machine learning and data science applications.

• Experience prototyping and iterating on user interfaces with modern React (TypeScript, Node.js, Remix, Next.js) and styling solutions (Tailwind, Emotion, Sass/SCSS).

• Experience writing and deploying integration tests (Cypress, Selenium) and unit tests (Vitest, Jest) to CI/CD architecture (GitHub Actions).

• Expertise designing REST or GraphQL APIs for internal services and developers

• Familiarity with Python.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and strong technical communication skills.

• Self-motivation, positive mental attitude, and eagerness to learn.
  

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Compensation Pay Range:

Salary Information

The base salary range is specific to the United States. The salary of the final candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, work location, specialty and training. If the final candidate has a different level of experience, the base salary target range may be lower or higher than what is published.

Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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