Senior Engineering Manager, dbt Fusion Core Engine

Fivetran, Inc.; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 241,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time off (vacation/sick/

Professional development opportunities

Team-building activities

Monthly cell phone stipend

Mental health resources for employees

Job summary

Fivetran, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Core team behind dbt V2, a next-generation engine.

You will coach a team of about 8 engineers and guide technical design across the engine, orchestration, IDE, and LakeCompute interfaces. You will partner with Product to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete scope and milestones, balance feature work with maintenance, and help shape the future of dbt Fusion as a language-aware transformation engine for the data

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams through multiple concurrent priorities and diverse integration points.
• Hands-on technical orientation with ability to stay close to code and engineering details.
• Ability to translate ambiguous product requirements into credible engineering estimates, milestones, and tradeoffs.
• Strong software-engineering fundamentals and prior experience as a senior/staff engineer or technical lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a fluid team of engineers on a critical part of the dbt product.
• Establish clarity across a demanding roadmap with multiple stakeholders.
• Partner with Product to translate ambiguous requirements into realistic engineering scope and estimates.
• Balance new feature development with engine maintenance and GA product stability.
• Contribute to technical design and implementation with cross-team coordination.

Skills

Team leadership

Senior engineer

System design

Engineering estimates

Hands-on coding

Job description

Fivetran, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Core team behind dbt V2, a next-generation engine.

You will coach a team of about 8 engineers and guide technical design across the engine, orchestration, IDE, and LakeCompute interfaces. You will partner with Product to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete scope and milestones, balance feature work with maintenance, and help shape the future of dbt Fusion as a language-aware transformation engine for the data