Senior Software Engineer, Cost Management

dbt Labs; United States; Remote; USD 143,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing cost management through innovative cloud solutions. As part of a rapidly growing team, you'll have the opportunity to design and develop both back-end services and front-end experiences that enhance cost observability for users. This role offers a chance to influence engineering culture and processes in a multi-tenant SaaS product environment. With a commitment to sustainable engineering and a supportive mentorship framework, this is an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic setting. If you're passionate about technology and eager to learn, this role is for you.

Benefits

Unlimited Vacation

401k with 3% Guaranteed Contribution

Excellent Healthcare

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Equity Stake

Qualifications

• 3 to 6+ years experience in software engineering.
• Strong foundation in Python and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop back-end services for cost observability.
• Contribute to a multi-tenant, distributed architecture.

Skills

Python

Distributed Systems

APIs

Kubernetes

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

Kafka

CI/CD Practices

Job description

About Us

Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. We've pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and have been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 5,100 dbt Cloud customers. As of February 2025, we surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), scaling from $2M ARR to this milestone in only four years. Simultaneously, we've exceeded the 5,000 customer mark, with 85% year-over-year growth in adoption among Fortune 500 companies. This momentum is fueled by dbt’s critical role as the data control plane for enterprise data teams around the world, who rely on the technology to transform data into reliable, actionable business insights. We're rapidly growing and looking for passionate people to join our global team. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values here.

About the Team

We’re building a new frontier in Cost Management—helping customers gain clarity, control, and confidence over their cloud spend. As part of a fast-growing team focused on customer-facing cost observability, we’re scaling quickly from 4 to 10 engineers in just two quarters. With a strong focus on Python-based distributed systems, this is a great opportunity to shape the foundation of a multi-tenant SaaS product and make a real impact.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop back-end services and front-end experiences that bring cost observability to life for our users.
• Contribute to a multi-tenant, distributed architecture, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to shape new features.
• Participate in code reviews, and on-call rotations (starting later this year).
• As a team still in its early stages, you’ll have the chance to influence engineering culture, tooling, and processes.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong foundation in Python and experience with distributed systems, APIs, and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to multi-tenant SaaS systems and comfort navigating complex architectures.
• Experience or interest in gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Kafka, and modern CI/CD practices.
• A growth mindset, with enthusiasm for learning through retrospectives and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Have 3 to 6+ years experience

You'll have an edge if you have

• Experience with Rust, or interest in exploring it where relevant.

Why Join Now?

• We're not yet in full production, which means you can help shape our path.
• You’ll be joining a team with a clear growth trajectory—and room for leadership.
• We're serious about becoming a good organizational citizen: everyone will be trained to interview, give feedback, and grow beyond code.
• Flexible on-call processes, supportive mentorship, and a focus on sustainable engineering.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $143,000- $226,000
• Equity Stake
• Benefits: In the US, dbt Labs offers unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!), 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution, excellent healthcare, paid parental leave, wellness stipend and a home office stipend. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package.

*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations.

What to expect in the hiring process

• An introductory call with a member of our Talent team.
• A technical screen and meeting with the Hiring Manager.
• A panel interview including multiple members of the Engineering Team.
• A final interview with a member of our Engineering Leadership Team.

Who we are

At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.

• Code-based transformations offer unmatched flexibility and transparency across various “multi-player” development to power everyone in the organization to collaborate on a common language.
• Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers.
• Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software.
• Analytic code itself — not just analytics tools — will increasingly be open source.

It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 5,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at [e-mail] if you need assistance or an accommodation.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page here.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.