Senior Director, Lead Software Engineering
About The Position
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a Head of Engineering for a dashboard and data modeling interface. Must be an experience Sr leader, and also an operator proficient with modern tooling stacks and AI assistants. Will be responsible for organizing and implementing much of the work around a new highly integrated product offering and an open source repo. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring the technical excellence of your team and owned services, by reviewing code, contributing to architectural designs, and mentoring your junior colleagues. This is a full-time role based out of our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team. Technologies You’ll Use Python, Django, Javascript, Claude Code, MCPs, data warehouses, SQL, visualization libraries.
Requirements
- Team leadership
- Architectural skill - able to see the simple and efficient paths
- AI coding tool proficiency and effectiveness
- Scope simplification
- Understand how to use AI code assist and coding agents to automatically generate code for features, bugs, testing, and investigation
- Ability to use conversational AI systems (like Claude, ChatGPT, and internal chatbots) to support researching, authoring, reviewing, and synthesizing various SDLC artifacts such as TDDs, PRDs, Postmortems, Test Plans, and Proposals
Responsibilities
- Manage small but world class all-star engineering team
- Own and implement many core product features
- Drive and execute deep integrations into existing products and platform
- Balance features, scope and speed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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