Staff Software Engineer

Fivetran

. Set technical direction for Cloud Signals’ systems, including architecture, design documents, and staged technical plans .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • SerbiaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating distributed systems and backend services, with a strong focus on data integrity and operational excellence. Proven ability to lead technical direction, mentor teams, and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

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Technical LeadershipDistributed Systems DesignEvent-Driven ArchitecturesCloud Provider ExperienceAPI Integration

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Hard Skills

Production Software DevelopmentData ModelingRelational DatabasesInfrastructure as CodeObservabilityIncident ManagementAPI DesignEvent Platform DevelopmentBilling IntegrationTelemetry Pipelines

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingTechnical Documentation

Tools & Technologies

AWSDockerKubernetesTerraformFivetranDbtKafkaSnowflakeAI Code AssistantsConversational AI Tools

Industry Keywords

Cloud ComputingData WarehousingETL/ELTNotification PlatformsPlatform Consolidation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerETLKafkaKubernetesSDLCSnowflakeTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction for Cloud Signals’ systems, including architecture, design documents, and staged technical plans
Lead the Fivetran and dbt billing integration across data models, usage pipelines, reconciliation, and migration strategy
Evolve Vortex into a reliable, cost-efficient, scalable event platform
Grow the Notification System into a dependable shared service
Collaborate with Product, Finance, RevOps, Data, and partner engineering teams across both companies
Define SLOs, improve alerting and runbooks, participate in on-call, and lead incident response and blameless postmortems
Mentor engineers, conduct code and design reviews, and promote responsible AI use in the SDLC
Partner with engineering leadership on roadmap, staffing, and build-versus-buy decisions across teams, departments, and time zones

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years building and operating production software, with a track record of technical leadership on large, cross-team projects
Deep experience designing distributed systems and backend services, with a strong focus on correctness, idempotency, and data integrity
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and high-volume streaming or messaging systems such as Kafka
Strong knowledge of relational databases and data modeling, plus experience with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake
Proven ability to design, build, and consume APIs and integrate with third-party systems
Production experience with at least one major cloud provider, preferably AWS; containers and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes; and infrastructure as code with Terraform
Strong operational mindset covering observability, SLOs, on-call, incident management, and migrations without downtime
Ability to identify design flaws and lead incremental improvements while shipping
Excellent written and verbal communication, including clear design documentation and explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical partners
Fluency with AI code assistants, coding agents, and conversational AI tools for software development and SDLC artifacts
Bonus: experience with billing or metering systems, telemetry or analytics pipelines, notification platforms, ETL/ELT, dbt, or platform consolidation after a merger or acquisition

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time away from work, including paid vacation or flexible/unlimited vacation depending on role and country, plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave, paid holidays, including a year-end Global Week of Rest, and volunteer days off
RSU stock grants
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform offering personalized care and resources such as therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for covered employees and dependents