Staff Software Engineer @Fivetran

Overview

Fivetran + dbt Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the dbt Platform Services teams. The role involves creating and maintaining scalable services foundational to the dbt platform cloud product, along with redesigning external APIs to enhance user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full stack applications that scale with the growing customer base.
• Lead technical architecture discussions to ensure performance, maintainability, and security of the platform.
• Tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems with strategic thinking, balancing technical constraints with user needs and product goals.
• Build services, APIs, and experiences that support user delight, quality, and high availability.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations, and Security teams to deliver well-architected solutions.
• Define and drive best practices in testing, observability, and system reliability.
• Mentor engineers across the company, fostering technical growth and collaboration.
• Champion a culture of technical excellence and influence engineering direction across multiple teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer developing SaaS platforms and applications at scale.
• Proven experience designing and scaling full stack applications.
• Proficiency with backend languages and frameworks such as Python, Go, Rust, Django, Node.js, Java, Spring.
• Strong understanding of API design, system architecture, and database management.
• Experience leading complex projects and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• A systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, and a sense of ownership.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance.
• Generous paid time-off policy, plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, and holidays.
• RSU stock grants.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and team-building activities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to mental health support platform.

Location

This is a full-time position based in Ireland.

How to Apply

Please reach out to your recruiter for the application process.