A remote Software Development role at Fivetran.
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Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.
We’re seeking a Principal Software Engineer to contribute to the technical architecture, design and development of Fivetran’s Managed Data Lake product offering. As part of a senior engineering team, you’ll partner with product and engineering teams to build scalable, high-performance systems, advance open-source technologies, and set technical standards that raise the bar across the organization.
This is a full-time remote position based out of Germany.
Technologies You’ll Use
Java, C++, Postgres, Temporal, gRPC
AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Grafana
Iceberg, Polaris, Delta Lake, Parquet, DuckDB
Partner closely with product teams to understand requirements and design cutting-edge new capabilities that go directly into customer’s hands.
Design, develop, implement, and operate highly reliable large-scale data lake systems in cooperation with a dedicated data lake engineering team.
Contribute to open-source projects such as DuckDB and Polaris.
Embrace Fivetran innovations with open-source standards and toolsets.
Analyze fault-tolerance and high availability issues, performance and scale challenges, and solve them.
Ensure operational excellence of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance.
Set technical directions and influence cross-functional teams.
Skills We’re Looking For
6+ years of hands-on or research experience with high-performance relational data management systems.
Deep understanding of infrastructure & software optimizations and performance engineering to drive significant performance, latency, and availability improvements.
Proven track record of leading and delivering large and complicated projects.
Strong development skills in Java and C++.
Solid experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Demonstrated knowledge of columnar storage formats.
Growth mindset and excitement about breaking the status quo by seeking innovative solutions.
Excellent team player who is consistent in making everyone around you better.
Strongly prefer an MS or PhD in Computer Science, ideally focusing on database management and/or storage engines.
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Fivetran
YC W13Software Development
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Fivetran automates data movement out of, into and across cloud data platforms. We automate the most time-consuming parts of the ELT process from extracts to schema drift handling to transformations, so data engineers can focus on higher-impact projects with total pipeline peace of mind. With 99.9% uptime and self-healing pipelines, Fivetran enables hundreds of leading brands across the globe, including Autodesk, Conagra Brands, JetBlue, Lionsgate, Morgan Stanley, and Ziff Davis, to accelerate data-driven decisions and drive business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.
Source: Y Combinator
