Fivetran
Senior Software Engineer - Metadata
Oakland, California, United States · Senior
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,149 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Python, Rust, GraphQL, Postgres, Snowflake, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Datadog
Responsibilities
- Design and implement features and performance improvements across the Metadata team's services - discovery API, catalog, lineage, and run history
- Develop, maintain, and test high-quality, maintainable code, and optimize critical paths for performance
- Write technical designs for feature-level work, actively seek feedback, and clearly explain the trade-offs of your decisions
- Participate in and review technical designs and pull requests, providing constructive feedback to the team
- Break features into tasks, structure and execute your own project plans, and contribute to sprint and feature planning
- Collaborate with product managers, QE, customer support, and peers to deliver the best product with high quality, performance, and scalability
Requirements
- With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required.
- 5+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems, including designing and building backend services and reusable components from the ground up
Skills
- Experience working with distributed systems and cloud computing concepts
- Demonstrated ability to write well-structured, performant, and well-tested code
- Experience with code reviews, design, troubleshooting, and testing
- Proficiency in a modern backend or systems language such as Python, Java, C++, or C#
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with continuous integration tooling such as BuildKite, and familiarity with observability tools like Datadog or Grafana is a plus
- Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based data platforms
- Experience with GraphQL APIs and high-throughput, multi-tenant data services
- Familiarity with the analytics engineering workflow and the dbt ecosystem
Compensation
- The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role.
Benefits
- Improve test coverage with comprehensive unit tests and refactor code to drive down tech debt
Company info
- Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.
- Together, we're delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data - from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on.
- Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.
- As we bring our teams and technology together, we're building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It's an exciting time to join us: we're creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.
- During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.
- Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights.
- Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.
- As we bring our teams and technology together, we're building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust.
- It's an exciting time to join us: we're creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.
- Fivetran and dbt
- Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission:
- helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.
- It's an exciting time to join us:
- we're creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.
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