dbt Labs · 2 months ago
Resident Architect
dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. They are seeking an experienced Resident Architect to join their Professional Services team, where the role involves working on impactful customer technical projects and consulting on architecture and design to empower data developers.
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Responsibilities
Work on a variety of impactful customer technical projects - inclusive of implementation, troubleshooting configurations, instilling best practices, and solutioning MVPs and long term solutions to customer specific requirements
Consult on architecture and design
Ensure our most strategic enterprise customers are adopting the product
Collaborate with other internal customer facing teams at dbt Labs - Sales, Solution Architects, Training, Support
Provide critical feedback to dbt Labs product and engineering teams to improve and prioritize customer requests and ensure rapid resolution for engagement specific issues
Become a product expert with dbt in the context of the modern data stack (if you aren’t already)
Qualification
Required
4+ years experience working with technical data tooling, even better if it is in a customer-facing post-sales, technical architect or consulting role
Deep expertise in at least one data platform (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift)
Experience using, deploying, or configuring dbt in an enterprise setting - working with dbt for minimum 1 year
Proficiency in writing SQL and python in analytics contexts
You look forward to building skills in technical areas that support deployment and integration of dbt enterprise solutions to complete customer projects
Customer focus, embracing one of core values that users are our best advocates
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple technical projects simultaneously - including defining scope, tracking timelines, and ensuring deliverables are met
Clear and concise communicator with the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders, effectively explain complex technical or organizational challenges, and propose thoughtful, iterative solutions
The ability to thrive in a remote organization that highly values transparency and cross-collaboration
Travel approximately 2-4x/year for customer onsite sessions, team offsites, and company events will be expected
Preferred
You have obtained the dbt Analytics Engineering Certification
You have the ability to advise on dbt enterprise recommendations, and build direction/consensus with the customer to move forward
Experience with traditional Enterprise ETL tooling (Informatica, Datastage, Talend)
Benefits
Unlimited vacation time with a culture that actively encourages time off
401k plan with 3% guaranteed company contribution
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Generous paid parental leave
Flexible stipends for:
Health & Wellness
Home Office Setup
Cell Phone & Internet
Learning & Development
Office Space
Company
dbt Labs
dbt Labs is a data analytics software company that develops tools for transforming and managing data within cloud data warehouses.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$414.4MKey Investors
Altimeter CapitalSequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2025-10-13Acquired
2022-02-24Series D· $222M
2021-06-30Series C· $150M
Recent News
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2026-01-23
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