Fivetran · 2 weeks ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Performance Engineering
Oakland, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$226K/yr - $282K/yr
10+ years expFivetran is a company dedicated to making data access simple and reliable. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their Performance Engineering Team, focusing on developing enterprise capabilities and ensuring product performance standards are met.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesData Integration
Responsibilities
Develop and Debug code to identify and fix performance issues
Analyze production workloads and system performance metrics to identify performance bottlenecks in our system
Build proof of concepts and translate successful ones into solutions to maximize Fivetran product’s performance and efficiency
Build and maintain a platform that focuses on improving the performance, resilience and quality of Fivetran products
Impact Fivetran business across product verticals through the work you do
Develop deep expertise in Fivetran's Product, Infrastructure, and Platform
Communicate, coordinate, and align strategy with the engineering team members; make recommendations to improve reliability, performance, best practices, and processes
Work with cross-functional teams (Developers, Product, SRE) across the organization
Actively engage with fellow engineers in design and code reviews to ensure we deliver performant solutions that improves the product’s efficiency
Qualification
Required
10+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling high-throughput, low-latency distributed backend systems
Deep expertise in Java performance engineering, including profiling, tuning, and garbage collection optimization
Familiarity with performance testing frameworks, load simulation, and continuous benchmarking
Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and systems design
Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Demonstrated experience influencing technical direction and engineering culture across teams
Preferred
Experience in JVM internals, async I/O frameworks (Netty, Vert.x), or reactive systems
Familiarity with database performance tuning (Postgres, Snowflake, etc.)
Contributions to open-source performance tooling or frameworks
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
Recent News
General Catalyst
2025-12-30
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