Manager Software Engineering

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

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 Us

Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions. As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact. During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.

About the Role

Fivetran and dbt Labs build data pipelines that power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

As Engineering Manager for the Data Application Platform team, you’ll lead the 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. You’ll focus on growing people, building a healthy delivery process, and shaping technical direction, while staying close to the code and architecture so you can make sound technical decisions and earn the trust of a senior engineering team.

This is a full-time position based in our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model combines remote flexibility with in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.

Technologies You’ll Use

• Java (JVM, JIT, GC tuning, thread management), JUnit
• Docker and Kubernetes
• AWS, GCP
• Observability tools

What You’ll Do

• 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: Partner with senior and staff engineers to guide the architecture and evolution of Fivetran’s scheduling, workflow management, application security, and database systems, focusing on reliability, scalability, and security.
• Drive Cross-Team Alignment: Work with leaders across Fivetran’s platform and engineering organization to coordinate shared technical work and ensure core systems integrate effectively.
• Shape the Roadmap: Partner with product and engineering stakeholders to translate customer needs, security requirements, and operational feedback into clear priorities and a well-sequenced roadmap.
• Raise the Engineering Bar: Build a culture of design docs, thoughtful code review, and durable engineering, enabling the team to ship quickly while maintaining quality.
• Lead Engineering Teams: Experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management, with a track record of shipping production systems.
• Bring Strong Engineering Judgment: A solid engineering foundation—you’ve built and shipped production software and can engage credibly with senior engineers on architecture and technical tradeoffs.
• Understand Core Platform Domains: Familiarity with areas such as SQL, application security, and platform scalability, along with a strong grasp of clean code, modularity, testability, and backward compatibility.
• Communicate and Collaborate Effectively: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience working in distributed, asynchronous teams and explaining complex tradeoffs to engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Lead Across Teams: Demonstrated experience driving cross-team technical initiatives and influencing engineering direction.
• Deliver Through Ambiguity: A track record of taking high-impact problems from definition through execution.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with data platforms or data engineering systems, along with an understanding of application security principles.

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

$211,513 — $264,391 USD

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time away from work, including paid vacation or flexible/unlimited vacation depending on role and country, plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave, paid holidays, including a year-end Global Week of Rest, and volunteer days off.
• 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

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.

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.