Senior Software Engineer, Platform Fullstack

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbyte is seeking a frontend/backend engineer to design and build applications powering its engineering platform and product surfaces. You will develop internal dashboards for deployments, infrastructure health, and platform performance, and work on user-facing features in Airbyte Cloud and Flex.

Join a collaborative team to create self-service tools for provisioning infrastructure, managing services, and troubleshooting production systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production fullstack applications.
• Strong expertise with React and TypeScript.
• Backend experience building APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience shipping SaaS products and internal tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and build applications powering Airbyte's platform.
• Develop dashboards for deployments, health, and performance.
• Build frontend features in Airbyte Cloud and Flex with product/design.
• Create self-service tools for provisioning, management, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, and designers to ship features.
• Improve usability and reliability of systems for all users.

Skills

Fullstack development

React

TypeScript

Backend APIs

Cloud infrastructure

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Ownership mindset

Tools

Observability tools

Automation tooling

Performance optimization

Testing practices

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and build applications that power Airbyte's engineering platform and product surfaces.
• Develop internal dashboards for deployments, infrastructure health, connector operations, and platform performance.
• Build and improve user-facing features in Airbyte Cloud and Flex, working closely with product and design.
• Create self-service tools that enable engineers to provision infrastructure, manage services, and troubleshoot production systems.
• Build modern React and TypeScript applications backed by scalable backend services.
• Design APIs and services that support both internal engineering workflows and customer-facing product features.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineers, SREs, Product Engineering, Product Managers, and Designers to ship high-quality software.
• Improve the usability and reliability of the systems that power Airbyte's products, for both internal and external users.
• Build tooling that automates repetitive engineering work and reduces friction across the org.
• Improve release workflows, deployment visibility, and operational dashboards.
• Contribute to the quality of user-facing product surfaces: performance, accessibility, and reliability.
• Help establish engineering standards and reusable platform components.
• Build interfaces that improve observability, incident response, and production operations.
• Create tools that help engineers and customers understand system health, deployment status, and service reliability.
• Improve visibility into platform performance through dashboards, metrics, and reporting.
• Continuously identify opportunities to reduce operational toil through automation.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical leadership.
• Raise the quality bar for frontend architecture, testing, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Contribute to platform-wide engineering standards and best practices.
• Help shape the future of Airbyte's platform and product engineering.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building production fullstack applications.
• Deep expertise with React and TypeScript.
• Strong backend engineering experience building APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience shipping user-facing SaaS products alongside internal tools, developer platforms, or operational dashboards.
• Experience working with product managers and designers to ship customer-facing features.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and modern deployment workflows.
• Strong product instincts and customer empathy, whether your user is an engineer or an external customer.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A bias toward ownership, automation, and shipping.

Hard Skills

• Fullstack Application Development
• Backend Engineering
• Distributed Systems
• User-Facing Features
• Operational Dashboards
• Automation
• Performance Optimization
• Accessibility Standards
• Testing Best Practices
• Observability Tools

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Customer Empathy
• Ownership Mindset
• Collaboration
• Mentorship