Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer - ETL Platform

Fivetran

Location:
Canada , Toronto

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

167548.00 - 209435.00 CAD / Year

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Job Description:

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our ETL Platform team. We own the core platform that backs Census’ sync engine. We are responsible for keeping our customer data flowing smoothly - on time, every time. We design and implement projects like our recent Sync Tracking overhaul - enabling us to capture, store, and process huge datasets, giving customers complete visibility into what data is flowing through our pipes; providing the capability to verify that every record is getting where it needs to go. We manage a constantly scaling and resizing fleet of machines to handle the dynamic needs of our customers, so one could call us the shadow infrastructure team as well.

Job Responsibility:

Make valuable contributions to the deepest recesses of our tech stack – including writing typesafe Ruby and Rails with Sorbet, building performant Kotlin microservices, managing highly available Spark clusters, working on deterministic Temporal workflows, and Terraforming all the things in AWS
Operate in hostile territory on all sides–building and managing a data diffing ETL engine that operates across every type of data warehouse and SQL dialect imaginable on data you don’t own or control, and send it to countless permutations of destinations that could respond any number of unpredictable ways
Be a reliable and steadfast operator, participating in the team on-call rotation to help diagnose, triage and fix performance bottlenecks and gnarly edge-cases our customers discover
Work closely with our product team to help design and develop new features to improve data pipeline observability and debuggability

Requirements:

Expertise in at least one interpreted language such as Python, Ruby on Rails, etc.
Expertise in at least one compiled language such as C++, Kotlin, Scala, Go, Java, etc.
Solid understanding of relational databases (experience with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake) is a bonus)
Proven experience in system integration, including API consumption and development (experience with infrastructure management is a bonus)
Familiarity with leading cloud providers, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
Experience being on-call
Ownership - Experience being on-call, driving system quality higher, managing costs and constantly recognizing areas to simplify while always improving composability
Autonomous and Self-Motivated - thrives in a high-trust environment, driving projects forward and making independent decisions with confidence
Adaptable and Resilient - comfortably navigates ambiguity and views challenges as opportunities for growth
Driven and Persistent - maintains a strong focus on goals, confidently overcoming obstacles and eagerly seeking innovative solutions to exceed expectations

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:
April 22, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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