Fivetran

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Fivetran · Oakland, California, United States

Posted 22 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
22 days
Fivetran 's roles stay open a median of 37 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Fivetran 's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Fivetran
low
0 stale, 4 reposted of 232 open
Hiring momentum
375 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Fivetran, you will be part of the Performance Engineering Team, focusing on enhancing product performance and reliability. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include analyzing system performance, designing performance tests, and collaborating with other engineers to implement improvements. You will also engage in discussions and code reviews to ensure high-quality solutions that optimize the efficiency of Fivetran's products.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in the software industry
  • Experience in architecting reliable distributed systems with high-volume data management
  • Experience in building backend services and data systems
  • Strong knowledge and expertise in working with Java and databases

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic, Splunk, DataDog
  • Performance Engineering background
  • Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with cloud warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, RedShift, and Databricks
  • Familiarity with system level programming

What you get

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance
  • Generous paid time-off policy (PTO)
  • Paid sick time and inclusive parental leave policy
  • RSU stock grants
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours and team-building activities

Worth weighing

  • Hybrid position requiring two days in the office each week
  • No specific mention of salary beyond the range provided
  • Performance Engineering experience is preferred but not mandatory

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Listed by Fivetran on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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