# Senior Software Engineer at Fivetran

- Company: Fivetran
- What the company does: Effortlessly centralize all the data you need so your team can deliver better insights, faster. Start for free. Backed by General Catalyst, Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://fivetran.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Oakland, California, United States, AMER
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-15
- Apply: https://www.fivetran.com/careers/job?gh_jid=8007249003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fivetran-senior-software-engineer/

## About the role

Fivetran and dbt Labs is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We're looking for a senior software engineer to join our Orchestration team, which owns the control plane layer of the dbt platform — the scheduler, execution harness, and results processing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Design and implement features and performance improvements across the Orchestration team's services — the scheduler, execution harness, and results processing
- Develop, maintain, and test high-quality, maintainable code, and optimize critical paths for performance
- Write technical designs for feature-level work, actively seek feedback, and clearly explain the trade-offs of your decisions
- Participate in and review technical designs and pull requests, providing constructive feedback to the team
- Improve test coverage with comprehensive unit tests and refactor code to drive down tech debt
- Troubleshoot and debug production issues, and follow up on incidents with post-mortems and mitigation plans

Tags: Engineering Department

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