Software Engineer III

A16Z GAMES; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,915 - 209,906; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous PTO and holidays

RSU stock grants

Professional development opportunities

Team-building activities and events

Cell phone stipend

Job summary

Fivetran in Oakland is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our core data-pipeline team. You will design, build, and optimize scalable data movement components that power reliable analytics for customers.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, code quality, and collaboration across product, security, and customer teams in a hybrid setup with two days in the Oakland office each week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software industry experience with backend focus.
• Experience designing and building distributed systems.
• Ability to lead software design to meet requirements.
• Proficient in code reviews, troubleshooting and testing.
• Strong problem solving with well-structured, performant code.
• Experience with cloud technologies and CI pipelines.
• Proficiency in Java/C++/C# or similar OO languages.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and features.
• Develop, maintain, and test backend code for reliability.
• Conduct design and code reviews with peers.
• Collaborate with product, support, and security teams.
• Tackle performance and scalability challenges.
• Participate in on-call rotations and hiring processes.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to a strong team.

Skills

5+ years experience

Distributed systems

Lead software design

Code reviews

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

SQL

BigQuery

Bazel

BuildKite

Job description

Software Engineer III – Oakland, California, United States

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

If the idea of contributing to the critical and core services that drive the fundamental functioning and building blocks of data processing involved in our data pipelines, this opportunity fits you well. As an engineer on the core team, you will design, implement, and maintain the central parts of our data pipelines needed to operate the best-in-class reliable, secure, and scalable data movement. You will prioritize the quality, efficiency, and reliability of the responsibility areas of the team while collaborating effectively with other peers and the rest of the engineering organization. The ideal candidate exhibits exceptional technical skills, meticulous attention to detail, creativity, motivation, and a results-oriented mindset.

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

Technologies You'll Use

• Java17, JUnit5


• Docker and Kubernetes


• AWS, GCP, Azure


• SQL, BigQuery


• Bazel, BuildKite

What You'll Do

• Design and implement features and performance improvements to create highly scalable distributed data pipelines on the cloud


• Develop, maintain, and test code


• Conduct design and code reviews


• Collaborate with peers, product managers, customer support, and other stakeholders to deliver the best product with high quality, performance, and scalability.


• Understand and fix challenges related to performance and scalability.


• Participate periodically in on‑call rotation


• Participate in the hiring process


• Mentor Junior developers


• Make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers' data infrastructure

Skills We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems.


• Software engineering foundation - experience designing and developing reusable libraries and experimentation platforms for backend and frontend from scratch leveraging industry best practices.


• Experience working with distributed systems


• Demonstrated ability to write well-structured and performant code


• Ability to lead software design to satisfy project requirements


• Experience in code reviews, design, troubleshooting and testing


• Experience programming in an object oriented / systems language such as Java, C++, C# etc


• Hands‑on experience working with any cloud technologies(AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization methodologies like Docker, K8s


• Experience interacting with continuous integration tools like Buidkite

Bonus Skills

• Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic/Grafana is a plus


• Knowledge of AI tools and usage is a plus

Compensation

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

$174,915---$209,906.50 USD

Perks And Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*


• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off


• RSU stock grants*


• 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

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.

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're honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we're proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream.