Engineer-Architect at Fivetran

Compensation

$251,835 – $314,794/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Oakland, California
Type: Full-time
Posted: May 20, 2026

Description

Fivetran is seeking an experienced Engineer-Architect to define and implement the architecture for an AI analyst system. This role involves designing the system's structure, defining interfaces, establishing evaluation loops, and partnering with various teams to create robust AI-assisted product capabilities. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in building AI-enabled product systems, possess strong software architecture skills, and understand practical aspects of LLM prompting and evaluation.

Required Skills

Software Architecture
APIs
Contracts
Orchestration
LLM Prompting
Tool Use
Retrieval
Structured Outputs
Evaluation Methods

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Deep experience building AI-enabled product systems.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong software architecture skills, especially around APIs, contracts, orchestration, and system boundaries.
Practical understanding of LLM prompting, tool use, retrieval, structured outputs, and evaluation methods.
Ability to work fluently across backend engineering, product constraints, and user workflow design.
Clear judgment about where agent systems should be flexible and where they should be constrained.
Comfort working in ambiguous environments where patterns are still being invented.