
Software Engineer, Fusion
dbt Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $170,000 per year
About the role
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations, and Security to deliver well-architected, scalable compute solutions.
- Participate in technical architecture discussions with a focus on query engines, storage systems, and distributed database design.
- Build services, APIs, and experiences that support user delight, quality, high availability, and performance.
- Tackle ambiguous, open-ended technical challenges with strategic thinking, balancing technical constraints with user needs and product goals.
- Drive best practices in testing, observability, and system reliability.
- Champion a culture of technical excellence and innovation, influencing engineering direction across multiple teams or domains.
Requirements
- Strong coding skills in at least one of the following technologies: Rust, Python, Go or Java.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform).
- Proven ability to participate in complex projects and collaborate across functions.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, clear communication, and a strong sense of ownership.
- Interest in systems, data infrastructure, compilers, or analytical tooling, even if experience is primarily academic.
- Experience working on non-trivial projects (coursework, internships, research, open-source, personal projects) that required persistence and iteration.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to work across the stack and learn new technologies as the problem demands.
- Evidence of being self-directed and curious— you proactively learn new tools, languages, or concepts when needed
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
- 401k
- Pension Plan
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness stipend
- Home office stipend, and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
RustPythonGoJavaquery enginesstorage systemsdistributed database designAPIstestingsystem reliability
Soft Skills
problem-solvingclear communicationownershipstrategic thinkingcollaborationcuriosityself-directedinfluencepersistenceinnovation