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Fivetran

Principal Software Engineer - Data Lakes

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Role
Backend
Experience
Principal
Employment
Full-time
Company size
Enterprise
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Principal-level software engineer for Fivetran’s Managed Data Lake product, remote but based in Germany. Needs 6+ years with high-performance relational data management systems, strong Java and C++, public cloud experience, and knowledge of columnar storage formats.

Core skills

JavaC++

Required skills

AWSAzureGCP

What you'll do

  • Partner with product teams to understand requirements and design new customer-facing capabilities.
  • Design, develop, implement, and operate highly reliable large-scale data lake systems with the data lake engineering team.
  • Contribute to open-source projects such as DuckDB and Polaris.
  • Use open-source standards and toolsets in Fivetran innovations.
  • Analyze and solve fault-tolerance, high availability, performance, and scale issues.
  • Ensure operational excellence for security, reliability, availability, and performance commitments.
  • Set technical direction and influence cross-functional teams.

What they require

  • 6+ years of hands-on or research experience with high-performance relational data management systems.
  • Deep understanding of infrastructure and software optimizations and performance engineering.
  • Proven track record of leading and delivering large and complicated projects.
  • Strong development skills in Java and C++.
  • Solid experience with public clouds: AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of columnar storage formats.
  • Growth mindset and interest in seeking innovative solutions.
  • Excellent team player who improves those around them.
  • MS or PhD in Computer Science preferred, ideally focused on database management and/or storage engines.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance, may vary by country and worker type.
  • Generous PTO, paid sick time, inclusive parental leave, holidays, and volunteer days off.
  • RSU stock grants, may vary by country and worker type.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and team-building activities.
  • Monthly cell phone stipend.
  • Mental health support platform with therapy, coaching, and mindfulness resources for covered employees and dependents.
  • Reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Fivetran

Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across systems, clouds, engines, and tools, while dbt Labs supports analytics engineering and data transformation.

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