Senior Staff Software Engineer

Fivetran

Senior Staff Software Engineer architecting for Fivetran's semantic layer which automates data movement and transforms data into reliable insights. Leading technical direction, mentoring developers, and ensuring system performance for data analytics.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $207,073 - $258,841 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable distributed data systems, with strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a deep understanding of cloud technologies and security. Capable of leading architectural designs, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior developers to enhance product quality and performance.

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Python ProficiencySQL ExpertiseCloud Technologies (AWS, GCP)Distributed Systems DesignCode Review and Testing

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringPerformance OptimizationData Warehouse ManagementRelational Database (Postgres)Reusable Library DevelopmentTroubleshootingContainerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Continuous Integration (BuildKite)AI Code Assist UsageObservability Tools (Grafana)

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProblem SolvingTechnical Leadership

Industry Keywords

Cloud Security ConceptsScalabilityArchitecture DesignOn-Call RotationSDLC Artifacts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPostgresPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and lead the architecture of Fivetran's semantic layer, defining the modeling and query semantics that power metrics and analytics across customer data
Independently design and implement features and performance improvements to create highly scalable distributed data systems on the cloud
Develop, maintain, and test code
Drive technical direction and architectural designs across the team and owned services
Conduct design and code reviews
Understand and fix challenges related to performance and scalability of query execution over large data warehouses
Collaborate with peers, product managers, customer support, and other stakeholders to deliver the best product with high quality, performance, and scalability
Participate periodically in on-call rotation
Participate in the hiring process
Mentor junior developers and make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers' data infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems, including experience designing and developing reusable libraries, services, and platforms from scratch leveraging industry best practices
Experience working with distributed systems and cloud security concepts
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with deep experience working with relational databases (Postgres) and data warehouses
Demonstrated ability to write well-structured and performant code
Ability to independently lead software and infrastructure design to satisfy project requirements
Can identify design flaws in existing systems and come up with improvements
Experience in code reviews, design, troubleshooting, and testing
Hands-on experience working with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP) and containerization methodologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience interacting with continuous integration tools like BuildKite; knowledge of observability tools like Grafana is a plus
Understand how to use AI code assist and coding agents to automatically generate code for features, bugs, testing, and investigation, and use conversational AI systems (like Claude, ChatGPT, and internal chatbots) to support researching, authoring, reviewing, and synthesizing SDLC artifacts such as TDDs, PRDs, Postmortems, Test Plans, and Proposals.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
RSU stock grants*
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.