Director of Engineering, Fivetran
Data Lakes
+ RSU stock grants
Automated data movement platform
Job no longer available
Automated data movement platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ RSU stock grants
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make access to data s simple and reliable as electricity.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles
- Demonstrated success leading highly experienced engineers on large-scale distributed systems
- Strong background in data management, storage systems, or high-performance computing
- Deep understanding of infrastructure & software optimizations and performance engineering to drive significant performance, latency, and availability improvements
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical guidance when needed
- Proven record of delivering mission-critical software in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Excellent cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Strong development skills in Java and C++
- Solid experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Growth mindset and excitement about breaking the status quo by seeking innovative solutions
- 5+ years of hands-on or research experience with high-performance relational data management systems
Desirable
- Strongly prefer an MS or PhD in Computer Science, ideally focusing on database management and/or storage engines
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and guide the technical architecture, design, and development of Fivetran’s Managed Data Lake product offering
- You will lead a purpose built and elite team of senior engineers dedicated to this task
- You will partner with product and across our engineering organization to build scalable, high-performance systems, advance open-source technologies, and set technical standards that raise our bar
- You will provide strategic direction and ensure alignment across teams while empowering your team as we deliver the next evolution of our Data Lake product at scale
- You are a deeply technical leader who thrives on solving complex engineering problems. You will play a hands-on role in interviewing, hiring, conducting deep design and architecture reviews, and providing technical guidance to elevate our engineering standards
- Lead and develop a team of highly experienced engineers, fostering an environment of collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to align our technical direction with business strategy and customer needs to culminate in a long term strategy for our managed Data Lake offering
- Define quarterly goals and OKRs for Data Lakes while driving the planning process to ensure strategic alignment and effective delivery
- You will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution plan for Data Lakes, driving end-to-end delivery in close partnership with cross-functional teams
- Drive clarity on priorities, resource allocation, and execution across complex, large-scale initiatives
- Ensure operational excellence of our Data Lake services, meeting commitments for security, reliability, availability, and performance
- Represent the Data Lake organization in cross-functional forums, influencing product strategy, infrastructure investments, and open-source engagement
- Embrace Fivetran innovations with open-source standards and toolsets
- Build and sustain a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and continuous improvement
- Manage headcount planning, travel expenses, and other budgetary items related to the team
- Technologies You’ll Use
- Java, C++, Postgres, Temporal, gRPC
- AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Grafana
- Iceberg, Polaris, Delta Lake, Parquet, DuckDB
Our take
Fivetran is a data integration company focused on one simple idea: making data easy to move and use. It provides a fully managed platform that automatically moves data from hundreds of sources into cloud destinations, helping team centralize information without building or maintaining complex pipelines. So, by handling the heavy lifting behind the scenes, Fivetran allows organizations to spend less time managing infrastructure and more time working on their data.
This approach has a real and growing impact, with more than 700 fully managed connectors, Fivetran supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments and keeps data accurate and secure as it flows into analytics and AI systems. Trusted by over 7,600 customers worldwide, the platform helps businesses standardize how data is collected and shared across teams, breaking down silos and making insights more accessible. And the result is a stronger data foundation that supports faster decision-making and innovation.
In 2025, the company's momentum was also recognized with a Microsoft Marketplace Partner of the Year Award and a finalist spot for Microsoft's Americas Emerging Partner of the Year. These milestones reflect its role in helping enterprises modernize data infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and prepare for AI-driven workloads. By continuing to deepen its partnerships and focus on reliable, automated data movement, Fivetran is well positioned to carry this success forward as organizations increasingly rely on data s the backbone of future intelligence.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$565m
SERIES D
Jun 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $727.7m
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
George Fraser
(CEO)George graduated with a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh.
Taylor Brown
(COO)Taylor studied Business Administration (focusing on design strategy) at California College of the Arts to Masters level.
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