Staff R&D Software Engineer, Fivetran AI @Fivetran

Overview

Fivetran is seeking a Staff R&D Software Engineer to join the Fivetran AI team, focused on building the open data infrastructure for AI applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Research emerging techniques in retrieval, reasoning, and agentic AI, evaluating their relevance for the roadmap.
• Prototype ideas quickly and develop production-grade features based on successful prototypes.
• Define technical direction across teams to ensure cohesive architecture decisions.
• Build and maintain back-end and front-end systems for the Fivetran AI product.
• Drive the AISQL capability to convert natural language to SQL based on dbt metric definitions.
• Oversee production reliability, including incident response and SRE duties.
• Set testing and QA standards, performing hands-on QA work when necessary.
• Utilize coding agents to automate repetitive tasks and free time for research and design work.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the hiring process.

Requirements

• 8+ years of programming experience with Python and/or Java.
• Ability to analyze AI/ML research and turn findings into prototypes and production systems.
• Strong product and market awareness to discern valuable techniques from hype.
• Experience with SQL and data warehouses such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• Willingness to work across research, backend, frontend, SRE, and QA as needed.
• Experience with coding agents or AI tooling.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence decisions across teams.
• Adaptability to a startup-like environment with shifting priorities.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance.
• Generous paid time-off policy, inclusive parental leave, holiday breaks, and volunteer days off.
• RSU stock grants.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Company virtual events and team-building activities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to a mental health support platform for employees and dependents.

Location

This is a full-time hybrid position based out of Denver, Colorado, requiring two days in the office each week.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the appropriate application link provided.