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Principal Software Engineer at Fivetran

Department: Engineering Department

Compensation

$225,813 – $282,266/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Oakland, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Fivetran is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Platform Engineering Group to define the long-term architecture of core platform systems, design and evolve large-scale distributed systems, lead cross-team initiatives, establish engineering best practices, mentor senior and staff engineers, and improve platform performance, reliability, and cost. The role requires 12+ years of software engineering experience, strong backend and distributed-systems expertise, and is based in the Oakland office with a hybrid model requiring two days in the office each week. The Oakland compensation range is $225,813 to $282,266 USD, with employer-paid medical insurance and other benefits.

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