Airbyte
Senior Software Engineer, Platform
San Francisco · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
Distributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud PlatformsKubernetesHelmTemporalAI OrchestrationIncident Response
About the role
- You'll be a Software Engineer on the Data Replication team - a full-stack product team running over 3 million sync jobs a week across multiple regions and clouds.
- You'll occasionally go deep into infrastructure when the problem demands it.
- Trust, directness, and craftsmanship matter here.
Responsibilities
- Build high-leverage internal tooling that helps the team ship connector and CDK changes faster.
- Develop AI-powered tooling for connector generation and incident response.
- Collaborate across platform and cloud infrastructure on cross-cutting technical decisions.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, pairing and technical feedback.
- Hands-on experience building/operating large scale distributed systems.
- We'll work with you to build fluency fast.
Requirements
- 7+ years of engineering experience (backend, platform, or distributed systems) with strong proficiency in JVM/Kotlin.
- Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (e.g. Temporal-style workflows).
- Experience running services using Kubernetes using Helm on major cloud providers.
Nice to have
- Experience with open-source platforms, especially in data integration or infrastructure tooling.
- Familiarity with Airbyte, CDKs, or connector-based architectures.
- Background in control plane / data plane architectures or internal developer platforms.
- Experience with AI/agent tooling frameworks (LangChain, Pydantic AI, or similar).
Compensation
- Flexible PTO with a culture that encourages at least 25 days off annually
Benefits
- Flexible PTO with a culture that encourages at least 25 days off annually
- 16 weeks fully paid parental leave for all parents
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Professional development budget, conference sponsorship, and book reimbursement
- Commuter benefits and monthly internet reimbursement
- A collaborative, in-person culture focused on learning, growth, and impact
Company info
- make data available and actionable to everyone, everywhere.
- That everyone now includes AI agents.
- Improve observability and debugging tools for both Airbyte engineers and customers.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Professional development budget, conference sponsorship, and book reimbursement
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