Job brief: Staff Software Engineer, Metadata

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Fivetran's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $196,033 to $245,042 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Oakland, California, United States · USA - Denver
• Posted: 2026-08-10 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of leading complex, team-scope technical work to completion
• 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 inc…

Conditions

• Participate periodically in the on-call rotation
• 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 holida…

Main duties

• Lead the design and delivery of complex, team-level projects across the Metadata services, coordinating development across multiple engineers
• Independently design and develop the architecture of new subsystems, and own team-level subsystems end to end
• Use AI tooling and agents — across development and SDLC artifacts such as TDDs, PRDs, post-mortems, and test plans
• Review and approve technical designs, ensuring they meet a high quality bar, and identify design deficiencies before they ship
• Drive technical initiatives across the team's responsibility areas — discovery API, catalog, lineage, and run history

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in California: $203k a year (879 listings, 45 employers). This listing is 9% higher.
• Across Fivetran's 109 open listings, 33% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Fivetran hires

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