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Staff Software Engineer

Fivetran - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - original posting ->
Status
Open
Remote policy
Not stated
Employment type
Not stated
Salary
167,548-209,435 CAD / year
Categories
Engineering Department
Tech
awsazuregcpdynamodbelasticsearchmongodbjavasoftwarestaff
Source
fivetran
First observed
2026-08-11 23:51 UTC
Last seen
2026-10-21 17:56 UTC
Source claims posted
2026-06-16 19:45 UTC
Consecutive misses
0 of 3

What the posting says

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the job

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About The Role

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

We’re seeking an enthusiastic Staff Software Engineer to join our fast-growing data company. As a part of the databases team, you will help drive performance improvements, improve reliability/architecture and build new features for our NoSQL data pipeline services.

This is a full-time position based out of Fivetran's Toronto office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration.

Technologies You’ll Use

Java

NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Elasticsearch, Firebase)

Relational Databases (Db2 z/OS, CockroachDB)

GCP, Azure, AWS

Bazel, Github

Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex

What You’ll Do

Write and deliver code reliably, along with automated tests (unit and integration).

Optimize critical parts of the code.

Lead team projects. Identify risks and break down projects into tasks for one or more engineers with effort estimates.

Drive innovation by experimenting with new technologies and problem solving approaches.

Independently create technical designs for major features while actively seeking feedback.

Write common components to be used within the team or department.

Mentor engineers on improving all aspects of their code, according to established coding practices.

Resolve customer issues in collaboration with customer support.

Work across the software development lifecycle: requirements, design, prototype, implementation, review, release, and monitoring.

Use AI coding agents to automatically generate code for use cases such as incident resolution, feature development, testing, and investigations.

Skills We’re Looking For

Expert in Java development

Experience developing reliable software with high-volume data management under strict SLAs

Experience working with popular cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)

Expert in database internal architecture (e.g. you can explain how a database internally responds to particular events and requests)

Knowledge of popular NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB)

Knowledge of and appreciation for clean code practices

Leverages and keeps up with the frontier of agentic AI development

Optional Bonus Skills

Experience working with MongoDB and/or Amazon DynamoDB change data capture

Experience developing data integration tools (ETL or ELT)

Experience identifying and optimizing performance bottlenecks in distributed systems

#LI-HYBRID #LI-AM1

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.

Ontario Pay Range

$167,548—$209,435 CAD

Perks and Benefits

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 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

Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.

We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.

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.

To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.

To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can read our statement here.

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.

Quality

Completeness: 80%
Honesty: 70%

Based on 29 observation(s).

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