Senior Software Engineer, dbt Labs
$172-231k
+ equity
Data transformation tools
Job no longer available
Data transformation tools
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$172-231k
+ equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower data practitioners to create and disseminate organizational knowledge.
Role
Who you are
- You’re a full stack engineer with several years of experience building production-grade systems
- You have deep expertise in Python and ideally exposure to Rust or a strong willingness to learn it
- You’ve worked extensively with LLM APIs or SDKs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini), and know how to integrate and monitor their behavior in real-world applications
- You're comfortable writing evaluation frameworks, setting up monitoring and logging, and adapting to rapidly evolving AI tooling
- Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating in fast-paced, cross-functional teams is a strong plus
- You are excited to shape the future of AI at dbt Labs
What the job involves
- We are seeking a seasoned Full stack Software Engineer to join our growing AI team, focused on enabling powerful, intuitive AI interactions with language models
- This role is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge internal tools that empower our engineers and accelerate innovation across the company
- You’ll play a key role in building AI-driven features, developing connectors for AI agents to interact with dbt models, and creating AI-compatible software systems that automate and enhance workflows
- If you thrive at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, this is the role for you
- Design, build, and maintain backend systems that enable AI tooling and workflows for internal use
- Integrate with LLM platforms such as OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini, using APIs to power real-time interactions and automation
- Develop tools for LLM evaluations, as well as monitoring and observability frameworks to ensure reliable AI behavior
- Collaborate with AI researchers, product teams, and internal developers to create scalable and safe AI integrations
- Contribute to internal infrastructure that supports the future of AI features at dbt Labs
- (Future scope) Write performance-critical modules or components in Rust as needs arise
Application process
- An introductory call with a member of our Talent team
- A technical screen and meeting with the Hiring Manager
- A panel interview including multiple members of the Engineering Team
- A final interview with a member of our Engineering Leadership Team
Our take
In 2018, dbt Labs founder Tristan Handy was running an analytics company and created a data build tool (or ‘dbt’) to help transform data for analysis. Fast forward one year and dbt Labs was born, offering its tools to help companies everywhere transform their data workflows.
Raw data comes in myriad forms and dbt Labs’ software allows data specialists to manage the data transformation layer making its use for analysis much easier. It offers consulting services on top of the software, and has ridden a wave of companies embracing digital transformation more as their services and workplaces become more online.
Seen as the defacto standard for modern analytics engineering by many, it reached unicorn status within 2 years of launch and is focusing future efforts on expanding reach more markets outside of the US. Its recent acquisition of Transform, an analytics engineering company, will aid in further developing its product's data transformation capabilities.
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Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$222m
SERIES D
Jun 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $414.4m
Company benefits
- Equity Stake
- Unlimited vacation
- 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
- Excellent healthcare
- Paid parental leave
- Home office stipend
Company HQ
West Poplar, Philadelphia, PA
Leadership
Tristan Handy
(CEO)Previously worked as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, Director of Operations at Squarespace, COO at Argyle Social and Vp of Marketing at RJMetrics.
Connor McArther
(CTO)Former Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at RJMetrics and Stitch.
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