Fivetran · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer - PostgreSQL Databases
Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$187K/yr - $233K/yr
10+ years expFivetran is a company dedicated to simplifying data access for organizations. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on developing enterprise-grade software for their PostgreSQL database connector team, enhancing capabilities for their largest customers.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesData Integration
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and debugging of our intuitive best-in-class enterprise capabilities enabling Fivetran’s largest customers
Manage and lead projects simultaneously, coordinating with different stakeholders to ensure timely and quality delivery in an iterative development environment
Maintain and improve existing enterprise features; call for improvements in Fivetran's codebase and infrastructure
Demonstrably maintain high standards for code quality, performance, scalability, and reliability by conducting thorough testing and reviews
Collaborate across engineering on cross-functional projects creating innovative solutions
Make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers’ data infrastructure
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, advocating for the adoption of new tools and methodologies to improve the development process
Work closely with the Customer Success and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to assist in challenging customer situations. Provide technical expertise and solutions to ensure customer satisfaction and support Fivetran's growth objectives
Participate periodically in on-call rotation
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems
Strong knowledge of and experience with OOP, preferably Java
Strong knowledge in database and query performance tuning
Understand and know how/when to leverage AI agent to improve engineering efficiency
Understands and can explain how to build high performance systems and processes
Proven track record of leading and delivering large and complicated projects
Able to define project requirements and be proficient at designing the software and infrastructure to satisfy them
Experience understanding customer requirements and/or problems and breaking them down into engineering tasks
Be able to efficiently solve problems that unlock valuable use cases for our largest customers
Be able to dive into previously written code and both suggest and effect improvements
Enjoy mentoring and growing junior developers
Strong written and verbal English skills to support complex analysis
Preferred
Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms
Expertise in Postgres database internal
Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic, Grafana
Benefits
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.
Company
Fivetran
Fivetran is a technology company that automates replicating data into a cloud data platforms.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$853.11MKey Investors
Vista Credit PartnersAndreessen HorowitzMatrix
2023-05-18Debt Financing· $125M
2021-09-20Series D· $565M
2020-06-30Series C· $100M
Leadership Team
George Fraser
Chief Executive Officer
Taylor Brown
COO & Cofounder
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