ThoughtSpot

What do we do?

ThoughtSpot is on a mission to create a more fact-driven world. Our platform is disrupting the $200B+ analytics market industry by making it 1000x faster and easier for non-technical business people to answer their own data questions, based on innovations in search engines, in-memory large-scale computing & AI technology. 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. If you’re looking to solve hard problems in a large market, this is the role for you!

ThoughtSpot is a pioneering company at the forefront of the data analytics and business intelligence industry. Our platform empowers organizations to transform their data into actionable insights, enabling them to make smarter, data-driven decisions. 

What you'll do:

• Imagine, architect, develop, deploy, and evolve our customer and development Infrastructure across a multi-cloud hybrid environment.
• Provide infrastructure as a platform for hosting our app through an array of microservices and also provide a range of hybrid cloud infrastructure services, spanning across various platforms (Kubernetes/Docker, Virtual machines) deployed to multiple environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Provide infrastructure tools and automation as a service for customer and SDLC workflows.
• Integrate a host of open source technologies and tools along with custom architected modules to build our infrastructure stack.
• Build state of art visibility, metrics, monitoring, alerting, and tracing systems for a multi cloud SaaS service, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure Compute/Networking/Storage and Security best principles and practices while building a highly available, reliable, secure and cost efficient cloud infrastructure.
• Example projects in-flight/upcoming:
• Build a multi-cloud DR framework for our SaaS service for both multi tenant and single tenant offering
• Provide an SDLC framework to develop/deploy multi-cloud saas applications without needing onerous retesting on each cloud.
• Build and deploy a new thoughtspot SaaS Azure offering to expand our existing AWS/GCP fleet
• app modernization framework bringing out portions of apps from virtual machines and ECS to our modern multi-cloud kubernetes platform.
• Build state of art ops tooling to reduce MTTR through self service troubleshooting via logs,metrics,traces
• Build a customer-facing multi-cloud operations portal (single pane of glass for Health/QOS/visibility).
• Build a cross cloud Infrastructure FinOps and operational efficiency framework via Code.

What you bring:

• Deep rooted experience in engineering infrastructure development with the latest cloud-native technologies like containers (Docker) and Kubernetes in a hybrid Cloud environment.
• Expertise in delivering Infrastructure as Code ( e.g. Terraform, ansible, cloud formation) in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment in a multi cloud environment.
• Familiarity with development and integration using cloud native DevSecOps tools and processes.
• Expert level hands-on development using Go(preferred), Java or Python, along with Database skills in MongoDB, NoSQL, Cassandra, Postgres etc.
• Expertise in the latest technologies like EFK stack, Kafka, Prometheus to build monitoring/logging/tracing/alerting framework and smart apps for no-low touch operations for our infrastructure and services.
• Expertise in distributed systems, linux systems, cloud compute/networking, and distributed storage, to operate, debug and optimize the core engines of our infrastructure.
• Previous experience in developing single pane of glass type applications as an operations portal for SDLC infrastructure and service delivery is a bonus.

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in the IT industry, with at least a recent 5 years in a similar role.
• Must have previously built infrastructure, in a successful enterprise SaaS product, in a hybrid/public cloud environment.

How are we doing?

With Fortune 500 customers in every industry, such as Walmart, Hulu, Daimler, 7Eleven, and Rolls Royce, ThoughtSpot has become one of the fastest growing analytics companies in the world, growing triple digits year over year. The company recently raised $248M at a $1.95B valuation, joined the leaders quadrant in the Gartner MQ, was named one of the 50 top startups in the world by LinkedIn, and a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Why do engineering at ThoughtSpot?

We are an engineering driven organization co-founded by engineers who built search and infrastructure systems at Google, database systems at Microsoft and enterprise software at Oracle. As an engineer, you can learn how to build distributed systems, and the engineering processes/best practices to ship software that solves a problem.

At ThoughtSpot, you have the ownership and responsibility to take charge and accelerate your career that comes with a scaling company, while having the opportunity to build deeper expertise in an early stage startup. You’ll work alongside experts in product, design, sales and customer success, giving you the time and energy to focus on engineering. You’ll also get the chance to be part of a truly globally distributed engineering team - more than 50% of our global engineering output is driven from the Bangalore office. Some teams collaborate closely with counterparts in Sunnyvale and Seattle, while others run independently from Bangalore. 

Diversity & Inclusion:

We are very deliberate about building a culture focused on #BalanceforBetter, where everyone is seen, heard, and most importantly, valued.

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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