The Core team is responsible for the core open-source technology that has transformed the modern data ecosystem (dbt-core), as well distributing it internally for use within our Cloud product. The team’s mission is to develop and deliver the most expressive, performant, reliable data transformation engine on the market, which provides the connective tissue across dbt Labs’ widening product surface area. A successful hire for this role will help communicate technical concepts with a variety of stakeholders, drive the team’s evolving technical vision, and be a role model for execution of impactful projects for the team.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Lead technical design and implementation of major software components, systems, and features across teams.
• Apply your technical experience in performance, architecture, interfaces and engineering best practices.
• Help build a culture of quality and innovation by leading cross-team collaboration and execution of projects delivering high value to customers.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, monitor, and improve software.
• Manage trade-offs, priorities, and deliverables by applying your experience driving projects to successful completion.
• Support the career development of team members by actively providing mentorship and coaching on design patterns, software architecture, and technical communication.

Qualifications:

• Have 5+ years experience as a software engineer
• Minimum requirement of Bachelors degree in related field (computer science, computer engineering, etc.) OR
• Completed enrollment in engineering related bootcamp

You are a good fit if you:

• Have strong fundamentals in a variety of software development paradigms (e.g. object oriented, functional)
• Are comfortable managing ambiguity and driving clarity and innovation within teams
• Understand how to make tradeoffs to ship useful features today without sacrificing long-term quality
• Value interacting with end users and deeply understanding their needs
• Are highly motivated and able to build alignment across stakeholders

You'll have an edge if:

• Have worked on growing teams developing in a large OSS Python code base
• Have direct experience with using dbt
• Have experience working on a distributed team

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive Salary based on Experience
• Equity Stake
• Benefits

What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed):

1. Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
2. Interview with Hiring Manager
3. Team Interviews
4. Final interview with Engineering Leadership

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