Staff Software Engineer

Fivetran + dbt Labs is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our dbt Platform Services teams. In this role you can expect to create and maintain stable, scalable services that are foundational to the dbt platform cloud product, based off solid architectural principles. We’re also driving forward the next evolution of the dbt platform by redesigning our external APIs to power improved user experiences. From rethinking our core data model and entities, to scaling our APIs accessing state that power hundreds of thousands of dbt run executions a day, you’ll be working on some of the most crosscutting and high scale work at dbt Labs today. You’ll be joining a collaborative team of engineers; and as a Staff Engineer on the team, you will prioritize and tackle problems as they arise, working iteratively with product management, security and QA to deliver a great experience for our dbt Cloud administrators and end users. This is a full-time position based in Ireland.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain full stack applications that scale with our growing customer base; Lead technical architecture discussions, ensuring the platform is performant, maintainable, and secure; Tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems with strategic thinking, balancing technical constraints with user needs and product goals; Build services, APIs, and experiences that support user delight, quality, high availability and performance; Work closely with Product, Design, Operations, and Security teams to deliver well-architected solutions; Define and drive best practices in testing, observability, and system reliability; Mentor engineers across the company, fostering technical growth and collaboration; Champion a culture of technical excellence and innovation, influencing engineering direction across multiple teams or domains.

Requirements

10+ years of experience as a software engineer developing SaaS platforms and applications at scale; Proven experience designing and scaling full stack applications; Proficiency with backend languages and frameworks such as Python, Go, Rust, django, Node.js, Java, Spring; Strong understanding of API design, system architecture, and database management; Experience leading complex projects and driving cross-functional collaboration; A systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, and a sense of ownership; Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform; Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.

Nice to have

Proficiency with modern frontend frameworks including React and TypeScript; Experience working with data engineering tools or data processing pipelines; Background in performance optimization and observability tools like Datadog; Experience working on distributed, remote-first teams.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance*; Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year end Global Week of Rest), 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.