Software Engineer Volunteer Jobs in San Ramon, CA

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a talented Software Engineer with a passion for building enterprise grade software to join the team. You will be focusing on developing world‑class enterprise capabilities and features in support of our largest and most sophisticated customers. The work we do is both highly visible and critically important to the long‑term growth and success of Fivetran. You will have an impact across the entire product as we develop our next generation of enterprise, data governance, and solutions engineering offerings.

This team is tasked with evolving a high performance extract‑load‑transform data integration system that enables our connector teams to ship the Fivetran ELT product using powerful abstractions. The role will challenge you to solve problems in the domains of performance engineering, data security, and cluster orchestration. You don’t necessarily need to be a subject matter expert before you join us (you will be one before you leave!).

We’re looking for people who can understand the key values that make our product great and implement those values in the many small decisions you make every day.

This is a full‑time position 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.

• Design and implement features and performance improvements to create highly scalable distributed data pipelines on the cloud.
• Develop, maintain, and test code.
• Conduct design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with peers, product managers, customer support, and other stakeholders to deliver the best product with high quality, performance, and scalability.
• Participate periodically in on‑call rotation.
• Make Fivetran the most reliable and secure component of our customers’ data infrastructure.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• 3+ years of experience in the software industry with a passion for solving complex software engineering problems.
• Software engineering foundation – experience designing and developing reusable libraries and experimentation platforms for backend and frontend from scratch leveraging industry best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to write well‑structured and performant code.
• Ability to lead software and infrastructure design to satisfy project requirements.
• Experience in code reviews, design, troubleshooting and testing.
• Experience programming in an object‑oriented / systems language such as Java, C++, C# etc.
• Experience interacting with continuous integration tools like Buidkite.
• Knowledge of observability tools like New Relic/Grafana is a plus.
• Knowledge of Data Engineering is a plus.
• 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.

• Hands‑on experience working with any cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization methodologies like Docker, K8s.
• Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud‑based platforms.

The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.

$140,592 — $168,717.50 USD

• 100% employer‑paid medical insurance
• Generous paid time‑off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• 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 that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self‑guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

* May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

Fivetran brings together high‑quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world‑class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.