# Senior Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Fivetran](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fivetran)
**Location:** Oakland, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $232k – $290k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Java, Junit, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Wiremock, Restassured, Bazel, Buildkite, Distributed Systems, Databases, Snowflake, BigQuery
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> Leads performance engineering for high-volume data systems by diagnosing bottlenecks, designing improvements, and building resilient performance platforms. Requires 10+ years of software experience, strong Java and database expertise, and experience with distributed backend systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop and debug code to identify and fix performance issues.
- Analyze production workloads and system performance metrics to identify bottlenecks.
- Build proof of concepts and translate successful concepts into performance and efficiency improvements.
- Build and maintain a platform focused on product performance, resilience, and quality.
- Develop deep expertise in product, infrastructure, and platform systems.
- Communicate and align strategy with engineering team members; recommend improvements to reliability, performance, practices, and processes.
- Collaborate with developers, product, and SRE teams across the organization.
- Participate in design and code reviews to ensure performant, efficient solutions.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on software industry experience solving complex engineering problems.
- Experience architecting reliable distributed systems, particularly high-volume data management systems.
- Experience building backend services and data systems.
- Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
- Strong Java and database expertise.

## Nice-to-haves
- Performance engineering experience, including analyzing, troubleshooting, and automating workloads on large-scale systems.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with cloud warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Databricks.
- Familiarity with system-level programming, including process and memory management and inter-process communication.
- Knowledge of observability tools such as New Relic, Splunk, or Datadog.

## Technologies
- Java
- JUnit
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Terraform
- WireMock
- RestAssured
- Bazel
- Buildkite

## Compensation and Benefits
- Oakland pay range: **$232,338–$290,422 USD**.
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance.
- Paid time off, paid sick time, parental leave, holidays, a year-end Global Week of Rest, and volunteer days.
- RSU stock grants.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Monthly cell phone stipend.
- Mental health support resources for employees and covered dependents.

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