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Fivetran
Principal Software Engineer
Skills
Java
2 months ago
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$225,813 – $282,266 / year
Location:
Oakland, CA, USA
Work mode:
Hybrid
Published on:
29 August 2026
What they need
- Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies
- Fivetran is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our Platform Engineering Group, focused on building and evolving the core systems that power our data movement platform
- In this role, you will define and drive the long-term technical vision for critical platform components that enable Fivetran to scale from thousands to tens of thousands of customers
- You will operate at the intersection of architecture, execution, and organizational influence — solving deeply complex distributed systems challenges while shaping engineering direction across multiple teams
- Define Technical Strategy: Set the long-term architectural vision for core platform systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency
- Lead Complex System Design: Drive the design and evolution of large-scale distributed systems that power Fivetran’s data movement platform
- Drive Cross-Team Initiatives: Lead high-impact projects spanning multiple teams, align stakeholders, and ensure successful execution
- Raise the Engineering Bar: Establish best practices for system design, code quality, and operational excellence across the organization
- Mentor and Influence: Guide and mentor senior and staff engineers, shaping technical decision-making beyond your immediate team
- Improve Platform Performance: Identify and lead efforts to optimize system performance, reliability, and cost at scale
- Champion Innovation: Evaluate and introduce new technologies and approaches to improve developer experience and platform capabilities- If you are passionate about building highly reliable, scalable systems and influencing engineering excellence at scale, this role is a strong fit
- Ownership & Ambiguity: Track record of driving ambiguous, high-impact problems from definition to execution
- Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading cross-team technical initiatives and influencing engineering direction
- System Design Mastery: Proven ability to design and evolve complex, scalable, and reliable platform architectures
- Communication & Influence: Strong ability to communicate complex technical ideas and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong Programming Skills: Expertise in backend development (Java preferred) with a solid foundation in data structures and system fundamentals
- Performance & Reliability: Experience optimizing system performance, scalability, and cost in high-throughput systems
- Extensive Experience: 12+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in building and operating large-scale distributed systems
- Experience working in startup environments
- Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms
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