dbt Labs

Software Engineer, Fusion

dbt Labs

full-time

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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

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Hard Skills & Tools
RustPythonGoJavaquery enginesstorage systemsdistributed database designAPIstestingsystem reliability
Soft Skills
problem-solvingclear communicationownershipstrategic thinkingcollaborationcuriosityself-directedinfluencepersistenceinnovation