Senior Developer Experience Advocate

Fivetran

Senior Developer Experience Advocate advancing dbt and Fivetran data infrastructure tools. Building prototypes, technical content, community engagement, and product feedback for data practitioners.

Posted 8/20/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,050 - $177,563 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data engineering and analytics engineering, with hands-on experience in dbt, Python, and SQL. Capable of producing technical content and engaging with the community while providing valuable product feedback.

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Data Engineering ExperienceHands-On Dbt KnowledgePublic Communication SkillsPython ProficiencySQL Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringAnalytics EngineeringDbtPythonSQLOpen Source ContributionTechnical Content CreationProduct FeedbackCommunity EngagementDeveloper Ergonomics

Soft Skills

Self-StarterOperational RigorPublic-Facing Enthusiasm

Industry Keywords

Data IndustryAnalytics Engineering FundamentalsCommunity FeedbackProduct LaunchesDeveloper Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open SourcePythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build prototypes, reference implementations, and example repositories
Create working prototypes to validate product direction and accelerate engineering iteration
Build tooling that removes friction from analytics engineering workflows
Author technical content for the dbt Developer Blog, guides, and documentation
Publish data and analytics engineering knowledge and best practices
Develop enablement resources for internal teams and the dbt Community
Contribute to product launches as a subject matter expert
Represent the product area across Community Slack, GitHub, conferences, and public forums
Collect and synthesize community feedback for product and engineering teams
Bring practitioner perspectives into product design reviews
Identify sharp edges, regressions, and developer experience gaps
Maintain and triage open source repositories and community projects
Contribute code and design reviews focused on developer ergonomics
Report to the Director of Community, Developer Experience & AI

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a closely related field
Strong general knowledge of the data industry and how it is changing
Hands-on dbt knowledge and practitioner-level fluency
Expert public communication in spoken and written technical contexts
Track record of published articles or public-facing content on data or analytics engineering
Strong data and analytics engineering fundamentals
Comfort with Python and SQL
Ability to contribute to open source codebases
Comfort and familiarity with AI
Ability to work autonomously as a self-starter with minimal direction
Operational rigor to set priorities and communicate them clearly at multiple cadences
Strong product sense and ability to translate user needs into concrete product feedback
Genuine enthusiasm for a public-facing role
Role is based in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO)
Paid sick time
Inclusive parental leave policy
Holidays, including a year end Global Week of Rest
Volunteer days off
RSU stock grants
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours
Free food
Fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform offering therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for covered employees and dependents