Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Databases

Fivetran

Location:
United States , Oakland

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

174915.00 - 209906.50 USD / Year

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Job Description:

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. Fivetran 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.

Job Responsibility:

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

Requirements:

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 NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB)
Knowledge of and appreciation for clean code practices
Ability to troubleshoot problematic code and identify root cause(s)

Nice to have:

Experience working with change data capture for MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB and/or IBM Db2
Experience developing data integration tools (ETL or ELT)
Experience identifying and optimizing performance bottlenecks in distributed systems

What we offer:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 22, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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