Engineering Manager – Data Platform & Scheduling

Fivetran, Inc.; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 212,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Paid time off / generous vacation

Professional development

Team-building activities

Monthly cell phone stipend

Mental health resources

Job summary

Fivetran, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Data Application Platform based in Oakland, CA.

The role leads the team responsible for data movement systems including scheduling, workflows, security, and databases, while growing engineering capability and shaping technical direction. This hands-on leadership position requires the ability to mentor engineers, manage performance, and coordinate with product and platform teams to deliver reliable, scalable software in a hybrid Oakland

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams and shipping production systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration across distributed teams.
• Ability to define technical direction and drive architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the team, mentoring engineers and managing performance.
• Own the team delivery, prioritizing work and ensuring quality.
• Set technical direction with senior staff to evolve scheduling, workflow management, security, and databases.
• Drive cross-team alignment and coordinate shared technical work across platforms.
• Shape the product roadmap by translating needs into priorities.
• Promote durable engineering through design docs and code reviews.
• Demonstrate strong engineering judgment on architecture and tradeoffs.
• Understand core platform domains like SQL and security in depth.
• Communicate effectively with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.
• Lead cross-team initiatives and ship high-impact projects.

Skills

People management

Software engineering

Architecture

Cross-team collaboration

Hiring

Performance management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Fivetran, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Data Application Platform based in Oakland, CA.

The role leads the team responsible for data movement systems including scheduling, workflows, security, and databases, while growing engineering capability and shaping technical direction. This hands-on leadership position requires the ability to mentor engineers, manage performance, and coordinate with product and platform teams to deliver reliable, scalable software in a hybrid Oakland