Senior Software Engineer - Databases
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer
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 RoleFivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re seeking an enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer to join our fast-growing data company. As a part of the databases team, you will help drive performance improvements, improve reliability/architecture and build new features for our data pipeline services. This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland office or our Toronto office.
Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.
- Java
- No
SQL databases:
Mongo
DB, Amazon Dynamo
DB, Azure Cosmos DB - Relational databases: IBM Db2, Cockroach DB
- AWS, GCP, Azure
- Bazel, Docker, Kubernetes, Github
- Write and deliver code reliably, along with automated tests (unit and integration)
- Break down project work into tasks with effort estimates
- Give and receive feedback through code reviews
Independently create technical designs for new features and actively seek feedback - Write common components to be used within the team or department
- Mentor other engineers on improving all aspects of their code, according to established coding practices
- Collaborate daily with team members to develop new features and improvements while minimizing technical debt
- Resolve customer issues in collaboration with customer support
- Work across the software development lifecycle: requirements, design, prototype, implementation, review, release, and monitoring
- Expertise in Java development
- Experience developing reliable software with high-volume data management under strict SLAs
- Experience working with popular cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Knowledge of popular No
SQL databases (e.g. Mongo
DB, Amazon Dynamo
DB) - Knowledge of and appreciation for clean code practices
- Ability to troubleshoot problematic code and identify root cause(s)
- Experience working with change data capture for Mongo
DB, Amazon Dynamo
DB and/or IBM Db2 - Experience developing data integration tools (ETL or ELT)
- Experience identifying and optimizing performance bottlenecks in distributed systems
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Oakland Pay Range $174,915 — $ 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
to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.
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