Staff Software Engineer

10+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems.
Strong knowledge of and experience with OOP, preferably Java.
Writes well-structured and performant code.
Proven track record of leading and delivering large and complicated projects.
Able to define project requirements and be proficient at designing the software and infrastructure to satisfy them.
Experience understanding customer requirements and/or problems and breaking them down into engineering tasks.
Be able to efficiently solve problems that unlock valuable use cases for our largest customers.
Be able to dive into previously written code and both suggest and effect improvements.
Understands and can explain how to build high performance systems and processes.
Enjoy mentoring and growing junior developers.
Have an analytical mindset that helps you identify design flaws in existing systems and drive improvements.
Hands-on experience working with any cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization methodologies like docker, K8s.
Strong written and verbal English skills to support complex analysis.

Lead the design, development, and debugging of our intuitive best-in-class enterprise capabilities enabling Fivetran’s largest customers.
Manage and lead projects simultaneously, coordinating with different stakeholders to ensure timely and quality delivery in an iterative development environment.
Maintain and improve existing enterprise features; call for improvements in Fivetran’s codebase and infrastructure.
Demonstrably maintain high standards for code quality, performance, scalability, and reliability by conducting thorough testing and reviews.
Collaborate across engineering on cross-functional projects creating innovative solutions.
Make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers’ data infrastructure.
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, advocating for the adoption of new tools and methodologies to improve the development process.
Work closely with the Customer Success and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to assist in challenging customer situations. Provide technical expertise and solutions to ensure customer satisfaction and support Fivetran’s growth objectives.
Participate periodically in on-call rotation.

Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms.
Experienced working in a cloud environment utilizing AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, BuildKite, or similar technologies.