Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join dbt Labs as a Senior Software Engineer and build and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure services for our analytics engineering platform. You will collaborate with multiple teams to design and implement foundational services, enhancing product capabilities, performance, and scalability. This role involves tackling complex technical challenges, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to engineering best practices. You will work with technologies such as Python, Rust, Typescript, Postgres, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Datadog. Your work will directly impact thousands of data practitioners, improving the platform's scalability, security, and usability. We offer a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Have 6+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Minimum requirement of Bachelor's Degree in a related field (computer science, computer engineering, etc.) **OR** completed enrollment in engineering related bootcamp
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer developing SaaS platforms and applications at scale
• Proven experience designing and scaling backend services
• Strong understanding of API design, system architecture, and database management
• Proficiency with backend languages and frameworks such as Python, Go, Rust, django, Node.js, Java, Spring
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform
• Proficiency in designing API-driven applications using REST and/or gRPC
• Experience building scalable and secure distributed systems
• A systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, and a sense of ownership
• Ability to balance technical depth with fast, iterative delivery

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that scale with our growing customer base
• Tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems with strategic thinking, balancing technical constraints with user needs and product goals
• Build services, APIs, and experiences that support user delight, quality, high availability and performance
• Champion a culture of technical excellence and innovation
• Work with cross-functional teams, including Product, UX, and Security, to deliver impactful solutions
• Contribute to engineering best practices, mentor junior engineers, and participate in design and code reviews
• Debug production issues and optimize system performance using observability tools
• Work with technologies such as Python, Rust, Typescript, Postgres, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Datadog

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with data engineering tools or data processing pipelines
• Background in performance optimization and observability tools like Datadog
• Experience working on distributed, remote-first teams

Benefits

• Compensation: 143,000 - 192,000 USD
• Equity Stake
• Comprehensive benefits package, including: Unlimited PTO (and we encourage you to use it!)
• 401k with a 3% guaranteed contribution
• Excellent healthcare coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness and home office stipends