Staff Software Engineer

CAN - Toronto💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-11 → 2026-10-07

Core

Design, build, and operate core replication technology for reliable, scalable data movement across enterprise databases.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Database Infrastructure)

Builds

Database connectors and replication systems for enterprise data warehouses

Domain

Data Infrastructure / Database Systems

Required skills

Java, C/C++, SQL, database internals, change data capture (CDC), distributed systems, observability, technical leadership, architecture design (via careerplan.io/jobs/7772283003-staff-software-engineer-at-fivetran)

Preferred skills

Oracle database expertise, large-scale system experience

Technologies

Java, C/C++, SQL, Docker, Bazel, Buildkite, GCP, AWS, Azure, Linux, Unix, Windows, git

Responsibilities

Design and improve database connectors for correctness and scalability; investigate complex replication and CDC issues; analyze low-level database behavior; develop support for new enterprise database capabilities; drive software design and technical roadmap; improve observability and operational excellence; mentor engineers and provide technical leadership

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

About 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. 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.