Manager Software Engineering

USA - OaklandFull-time$212k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Lead engineers building core data movement systems including scheduling, workflow management, application security, and database infrastructure.

Role type

Manager Software Engineering (Engineering Manager)

Builds

Data pipelines, scheduling systems, workflow management, application security, and database systems for the data stack.

Domain

Data Infrastructure / Cloud Platforms

Required skills

Engineering management, hiring and coaching, architectural strategy, cross-team alignment, roadmap planning, technical decision-making

Preferred skills

Data platform experience, application security knowledge

Technologies

Java, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Bazel, BuildKite, Claude Code

Responsibilities

Hire and develop software engineers, plan and prioritize team delivery, partner on architectural strategy, coordinate cross-team technical initiatives, translate customer needs into roadmap priorities, foster a culture of design docs and code review

Seniority

Manager, hands-on 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.