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From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer with a passion for building enterprise-grade software to join the PostgreSQL database connector team. You will be focusing on developing world-class enterprise capabilities and features in support of our largest and most sophisticated customers. The work we do is both highly visible and critically important to the long-term growth and success of Fivetran. Fivetran is the epitome of data-driven-development — our engineering team is focused on building a world-class product that:
- Facilitates Data Analytics — join our mission to reliably deliver best-in-class schemas, and clean data, designed to be intuitively useful to analysts.
- Contributes to our Community — help develop tools like Data Lakes, SQL-based Transformations, and schema explorers to empower analysts to choose the best tools, and to make those tools more powerful.
- Is Absolutely Dependable — work to make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers’ data infrastructure. We emphasize using no-nonsense code and take great pride in the simplicity and effectiveness of the systems we build.
Our back-end is built on Java, C, Postgres, and Kubernetes, and our front-end is built on React and Typescript. This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.
TECHNOLOGIES YOU’LL USE
Java, PostgreSQL, GCP, SQL, BigQuery, Bazel, BuildKite
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
- Strong knowledge in database and query performance tuning.
- 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.
- Strong written and verbal English skills to support complex analysis.
- Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic, Grafana is a plus.
- Experience interacting with continuous integration tools like Buildkite/Circle CI.
- Experienced working in a cloud environment utilizing AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, BuildKite, or similar technologies.
BONUS SKILLS
- Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms.
- Hands-on experience working with any cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization methodologies like docker, K8s.
- Expertise in Postgres database internals.
COMPENSATION
The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.
Oakland Pay Range $186,698.21—$233,372.76 USD
PERKS AND BENEFITS
- 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.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people, and our communities.
To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, please reach out for more information.
We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.
INTRODUCTION
From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer with a passion for building enterprise-grade software to join the PostgreSQL database connector team. You will be focusing on developing world-class enterprise capabilities and features in support of our largest and most sophisticated customers. The work we do is both highly visible and critically important to the long-term growth and success of Fivetran. Fivetran is the epitome of data-driven-development — our engineering team is focused on building a world-class product that:
- Facilitates Data Analytics — join our mission to reliably deliver best-in-class schemas, and clean data, designed to be intuitively useful to analysts.
- Contributes to our Community — help develop tools like Data Lakes, SQL-based Transformations, and schema explorers to empower analysts to choose the best tools, and to make those tools more powerful.
- Is Absolutely Dependable — work to make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers’ data infrastructure. We emphasize using no-nonsense code and take great pride in the simplicity and effectiveness of the systems we build.
Our back-end is built on Java, C, Postgres, and Kubernetes, and our front-end is built on React and Typescript. This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.
TECHNOLOGIES YOU’LL USE
Java, PostgreSQL, GCP, SQL, BigQuery, Bazel, BuildKite
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
- Strong knowledge in database and query performance tuning.
- 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.
- Strong written and verbal English skills to support complex analysis.
- Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic, Grafana is a plus.
- Experience interacting with continuous integration tools like Buildkite/Circle CI.
- Experienced working in a cloud environment utilizing AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, BuildKite, or similar technologies.
BONUS SKILLS
- Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms.
- Hands-on experience working with any cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization methodologies like docker, K8s.
- Expertise in Postgres database internals.
COMPENSATION
The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.
Oakland Pay Range $186,698.21—$233,372.76 USD
PERKS AND BENEFITS
- 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.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people, and our communities.
To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, please reach out for more information.
We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.
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Align your portfolio with data infrastructure depth
Fivetran's Staff Engineer roles center on connector reliability, pipeline orchestration, and distributed systems at scale. Before applying, document specific contributions to high-throughput data systems or ETL architecture so your resume speaks directly to their technical domain.
Target roles explicitly requiring systems design leadership
Staff Engineer positions at Fivetran frequently require cross-functional technical ownership, not just individual contribution. Filter open roles by scope language like 'technical lead' or 'architecture' to find postings where H-1B specialty occupation classification is cleanest to establish with USCIS.
Request PERM sponsorship timelines during offer negotiation
If you're pursuing a Green Card through EB-2 or EB-3, ask your recruiter whether Fivetran initiates PERM at a defined tenure milestone. DOL's PERM audit process can add six to twelve months beyond standard timelines, so starting that conversation early protects your planning window.
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USCIS scrutinizes whether a Staff Engineer role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field. Work with your attorney to document that Fivetran's job duties, technical requirements, and industry norms all point to a single qualifying degree field.
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Does Fivetran sponsor H-1B visas for Staff Engineers?
Yes, Fivetran sponsors H-1B visas for Staff Engineer roles. The company has an active sponsorship track record across its engineering function, and Staff Engineer positions, which typically require deep expertise in distributed systems or data infrastructure, are well-suited to meet USCIS specialty occupation requirements. Confirm sponsorship availability directly with the recruiter during your first conversation.
Which visa types does Fivetran commonly support for Staff Engineer roles?
Fivetran supports H-1B transfers and new cap-subject filings, F-1 OPT and STEM OPT extensions, and employment-based Green Card sponsorship through the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for qualifying Staff Engineers. F-1 CPT is also used for certain internship-to-hire pathways. The right visa path depends on your current status, degree field, and how long you've been in the U.S.
What qualifications does Fivetran expect for Staff Engineer candidates?
Fivetran's Staff Engineer roles typically require significant experience designing and scaling distributed systems, strong ownership of technical architecture decisions, and a track record of influencing engineering direction across teams. A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field is standard. Familiarity with data pipeline architecture or cloud-native infrastructure strengthens your candidacy meaningfully.
How do I apply for Staff Engineer jobs at Fivetran?
You can find and apply for Staff Engineer roles at Fivetran directly through their careers page or through Migrate Mate, which lets you filter Fivetran openings by visa sponsorship type so you only see roles that match your immigration status. Before applying, tailor your resume to emphasize distributed systems experience and cross-functional technical leadership, which align closely with Fivetran's Staff Engineer scope.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship at Fivetran?
H-1B cap-subject filings open in March each year for an October 1 start date, so you'll want an offer in hand by February at the latest to allow time for USCIS registration. If you're already on H-1B with another employer, Fivetran can file an H-1B transfer and you can start work once USCIS receives the petition, without waiting for approval. Plan your job search timeline around these windows to avoid status gaps.
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