Engineering Manager – Data Platform & Core Systems

Fivetran; Michigan; On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Fivetran in Michigan is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Data Application Platform team. You’ll lead engineers responsible for core systems that support data movement, including scheduling and workflow management, application security, and database systems.

You’ll guide team execution and career development, partner with technical leads on architectural strategy, and help the team deliver critical initiatives reliably. This is a hands‑on leadership role.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams and shipping production systems.
• Strong collaboration with product managers and stakeholders.
• Solid engineering judgment for architecture and tradeoffs.
• Familiarity with data platforms or data engineering concepts.
• Experience building scalable and secure systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Grow the Team: Hire, onboard, coach, and develop software engineers, while providing day‑to‑day support and managing performance.
• Own Team Delivery: Plan and prioritize the team’s work, and guide execution to deliver high‑quality software predictably.
• Set Technical Direction: Guide architecture and evolution of scheduling, workflow management, security, and database systems.
• Drive Cross‑Team Alignment: Coordinate shared technical work across platform and engineering groups.
• Shape the Roadmap: Translate customer needs and security requirements into a clear, well‑sequenced roadmap.
• Raise the Engineering Bar: Foster code quality, design docs, and durable engineering practices.

Skills

Leadership

Team growth

Delivery execution

Communication

Architecture

Tools

Postgres

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Bazel

BuildKite

Job description

Fivetran in Michigan is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Data Application Platform team. You’ll lead engineers responsible for core systems that support data movement, including scheduling and workflow management, application security, and database systems.

You’ll guide team execution and career development, partner with technical leads on architectural strategy, and help the team deliver critical initiatives reliably. This is a hands‑on leadership role.