Senior Software Engineer - Databases

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Oakland, CA
Hybrid
167K-200K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
Fivetran is the leader in modern data movement.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Fivetran, you will enhance the Postgres data pipeline services by driving performance improvements, ensuring system reliability, and developing new features. Your responsibilities include designing technical documents, writing and testing code, resolving customer issues, and collaborating with various stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Summary Generated by Built In

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

 

About the Role

 

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer to join our fast-growing data company. As a part of the databases team, you will help drive performance improvement, improve reliability/architecture and build new features for our Postgres data pipeline services, including both database and REST services.

 

This is a full-time position based out of our Oakland office.

 

Technologies You’ll Use

 

  • Java
  • SQL
  • Bazel, BuildKite, Docker, Kubernetes, Github
  • AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Postgres database

What You’ll Do

 

  • Create technical design document for new features
  • Write and test code
  • Review and approve technical design documents and git pull requests
  • Work with team members and assist with their challenges
  • Resolve customer issues
  • Collaborate with a broader set of stakeholders, including PM, CSE, SE and Sales
  • Work across the project lifecycle: requirements, design, prototype, implementation, review, release, and monitoring

Skills We’re Looking For

 

  • Experience in Java. Knowledge of additional languages (e.g. C++) is preferred
  • Experience in reliable distributed systems, with an emphasis on high-volume data management platform that operate under strict SLAs
  • You know how to design and code systems and software that is effective, performant, intuitive, easy to operate, and elegantly simple
  • Expertise in working with popular Cloud platforms, Cloud-based APIs, databases
  • Can troubleshoot problems with existing code
  • You have experience with and knowledge of relational Databases
  • You can write efficient SQL queries

Bonus Skills​

 

  • Knowledge of Postgres internal

  • Postgres contributor

  • Experience in data processing (ETL or ELT)

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The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the target position and level. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.


This range represents base salary only and does not include incentive for sales roles, equity, or  benefits, if applicable. 

Pay Range

$166,585.93$199,911.11 USD


Perks and 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.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.

We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.     

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.

To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can read our statement here.

We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.

Top Skills

Java
SQL
The Company
HQ: Oakland , CA
1,200 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Fivetran is the global leader in modern data integration. Our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Built for the cloud, Fivetran enables data teams to effortlessly centralize and transform data from hundreds of SaaS and on-prem data sources into high-performance cloud destinations. Fast-moving startups and the world’s largest companies use Fivetran to accelerate modern analytics and operational efficiency, fueling data-driven business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.

Why Work With Us

At Fivetran, we live by our values daily. In every interaction, it is easy to identify that we work with integrity, we take initiative, and we employ a team-first approach. Our Glassdoor rating is no accident: just as customer experience is a guiding light for us, so is employee satisfaction. Experience ownership, impact, and recognition here.

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