Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of experience as a software engineer, preferably in Rust., Bachelor's degree in a related field such as computer science or computer engineering., Experience with SaaS products, preferably with a focus on service-oriented architecture (SOA)., Excellent written and spoken English skills. .

Key responsibilities:

Evolve dbt’s architecture to accommodate a growing customer base and scaling needs.

Contribute to the development of dbt Cloud and its Terraform provider.

Advocate for software engineering best practices and mentor junior team members.

Collaborate with the OSS community, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

Job description

About Us

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams every week.

As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Cloud customers, including JetBlue, HubSpot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners:

Code-based data transformations unlock transparency, flexibility, and collaboration
Analysts should adopt software engineering best practices to build trusted data products
Core analytics infrastructure should be open source and user-controlled
Analytic code—not just tools—should be shared and community-driven

dbt is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we’re just getting started. We’re growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values.

dbt Cloud, our rapidly growing SaaS platform, has ambitious goals to enhance its platform capabilities in the year ahead. We have formed a new team in Romania called Cloud Signals to build essential platform features like notifications, webhooks, and infrastructure-as-code integrations.

As a newly formed team within dbt Labs, Cloud Signals needs hands on deck to establish our platform integration strategy. As dbt Cloud evolves and grows, this person will help design and implement new platform capabilities from the ground up, ensuring we provide robust integration points for our customers. This co-located team will work closely with customers and the broader engineering organization to deliver scalable solutions that enhance the dbt Cloud platform.

In this role, you can expect to:

Evolve dbt’s architecture to keep up with our fast growing customer base and scaling needs
Be a key contributor to the development of dbt Cloud and its terraform provider
Be an advocate for software engineering best practices
Develop a robust software framework for seamlessly developing application platform features into dbt Cloud.
Collaborate closely with the OSS community, product teams, and other stakeholders.
Mentor and support junior team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications:

Have minimum 5 years experience as a software engineer, preferably in Rust
Previous experience with SaaS products (SOA preferred)
Minimum requirement of Bachelors degree in related field (computer science, computer engineering, etc.)
Have an excellent level of English, both written and spoken

You are a good fit if you:

Have worked on distributed systems at scale
Are comfortable managing ambiguity and driving clarity and innovation
Are comfortable driving business critical cross-team initiatives
Understand how to make tradeoffs to ship useful features today without sacrificing long-term quality
Are highly motivated and able to build alignment across stakeholders
Are self-driven and capable of dealing with uncertainty

You'll have an edge if:

Value interacting with end users and deeply understanding their needs
Have worked on growing teams developing in a large OSS code base
Have worked with notification (e.g. email, Slack, others) systems
Have direct experience with using dbt
Have experience working on a distributed team

Compensation & Benefits

This is an FTE role only (CIM)
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Equity Stake
Benefits: medical insurance, life insurance, vision& dental coverage, office refresh stipend e.g.
Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations

What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed):

Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
Interview with Hiring Manager
Team Interviews
Final interview with Engineering Leadership

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.

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