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. The Mission: Why This Role Exists At dbt Labs, our mission is to empower data practitioners to create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt Core is the open-source engine at the heart of this mission, used by tens of thousands of analysts and engineers to transform data with the rigor of software engineering. We are looking for a systems-oriented engineer to join the small, expert team that builds and maintains this foundational piece of the modern data stack. This is an opportunity to work on deeply technical, high-leverage problems where your contributions will improve the daily workflow of a massive and passionate open-source community. About The Team The dbt Core team are the stewards of the open-source engine that powers the modern data stack for tens of thousands of practitioners. This small, high-trust group of systems engineers tackles the most fundamental challenges in dbt: ensuring the performance, reliability, and architectural integrity of dbt itself. They not only own the core execution engine but also architect the crucial adapter framework that connects dbt to a growing ecosystem of databases and data platforms. What We’ll Build Together at dbt Labs As a Staff Software Engineer on the Core & Adapters team, you will be a steward of the performance, reliability, and architectural integrity of dbt. You will tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems and take ownership of critical systems. Your responsibilities will include: Dive deep into the dbt-core execution engine, using your systems expertise to identify, debug, and eliminate performance bottlenecks in our Python codebase. Architect and implement improvements to our adapter interface, the crucial layer that connects dbt to a growing ecosystem of databases and data platforms, enabling the community to build more powerful and efficient integrations. Debug complex, system-level issues that span from Linux process management and concurrency models to database query planning and network protocols. Lead technical design discussions and contribute to the long-term architectural roadmap for dbt Core, making key decisions about what, how, and when we build to ensure its scalability and reliability for years to come. Mentor other engineers and review contributions from our vibrant open-source community, upholding our high standards for code quality, testing, and design while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. Take strong ownership of our distributed systems, troubleshoot complex production issues, and participate in an on-call rotation to maintain high availability and deliver a resilient platform experience. Your Toolkit: What You'll Bring We are looking for an engineer with a strong performance and debugging mindset, excellent mental models for complex systems, and a deep curiosity for infrastructure and open-source software. Required Qualifications: 6+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on building and operating backend systems in a production environment. Deep backend engineering experience and proficiency in Python. A systematic, first-principles approach to problem-solving, with comfort navigating and debugging in Linux environments (e.g., understanding process scheduling, memory management, file systems). Solid grasp of database internals, such as query execution engines, storage layers, indexing strategies, and transaction management. Excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership, with the ability to balance technical depth with fast, iterative delivery. Preferred Qualifications: A background in data warehousing, data engineering, or analytics engineering. Professional experience writing production code in Go or Rust. Experience contributing to or maintaining a popular open-source project. Experience building compilers, interpreters, or developer tooling. Familiarity with performance analysis tools like perf or strace. The Team & Our Culture You will join a small, high-trust team of senior and staff-level engineers who are passionate about building robust, well-crafted, and reliable software. We operate in a remote-first, asynchronous-friendly environment that values deep work, clear written communication, and a high degree of autonomy. We are deeply connected to our users and the open-source community, and we believe that the best solutions come from a rigorous, collaborative, and empathetic engineering process. Compensation And Benefits Salary Equity Stake Unlimited Vacation (and we encourage you to use it!) Excellent Healthcare Insurance Paid Parental Leave Wellness Stipend dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Our Hiring Process (All Video Interviews) Introductory call with a Talent Acquisition Partner Technical Interview with Hiring Manager Team Interviews Final conversation with leadership If you’re passionate about building well-designed, high-impact software, we’d love to hear from you! 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. Privacy Notice Supplement to Privacy Notice - Californians Supplement to Privacy Notice - EEA/UK
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. About The Role We’re looking for an Infrastructure Engineering Manager to help us build a seamless, reliable platform for the dbt platform across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Our team’s mission is to create a seamless developers experience by providing a stable, observable, and easy-to-use infrastructure platform. Over the past year, we’ve designed and operationalized a next-gen cell-based architecture, scaling the dbt platform across all three cloud providers. Now, we’re focused on automation, self-service, and improving developer velocity through better tooling, processes, and infrastructure design. As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead your team on infrastructure projects to refine our platform while ensuring performance, reliability, and an excellent developer experience. You'll collaborate across teams, tackle real infrastructure challenges, and help shape the future of multi-cloud dbt Cloud. The Platform organization is expanding to India, and in this role, you'll have the opportunity to build your own team, coach them, and help them grow. About Team You'll be managing one of the infrastructure teams within the larger Platform organization. This team will be responsible for our infrastructure as a service, CI/CD via Terraform, and improving the developer experience at dbt Labs. In this role, you can expect to: Build, lead, and coach a team of 5-8 engineers to manage the infrastructure for the dbt platform. Empower your team to achieve big goals by giving them product and business context and supporting team ownership of the roadmap, product development lifecycle, and technical excellence. Dive deep into our product to frame tradeoffs and make decisions about what, how, and when we build. Partner with Product Marketing, Solutions Architecture, and Customer Support to build delightful migration experiences, helping our customers seamlessly move off legacy deployments. Coach engineers in product thinking, quality, and software engineering. Build individualized growth plans and match interests and capabilities to team goals. Work with peer managers to evolve organizational processes like product training, technical decision making, project execution, and planning. Mandatory Skills 3+ years in people management with a software or infrastructure engineering team Experience supporting a cloud based infrastructure with complex resource requirements and global deployment strategy. You have earned wisdom about best practices at the place where application and infrastructure meet, including a POV on achieving reliability, availability, performance, and security. Deep understanding of Terraform and cloud infrastructure state management You are a good fit if you have: Experience leading teams through all parts of the product development lifecycle. You’ve lived design, implementation, end-to-end testing, observability, release strategies, and incident management. Have successfully partnered across teams and departments to coordinate cross-cutting initiatives You are interested in our mission and values. You are inspired to drive progress in the data and analytics ecosystem. You’ll have an edge if you have: Worked asynchronously as part of a fully-remote, distributed team Have excellent written communication skills. We are a remote-first company that uses writing to facilitate decision-making. Startup or scaleup experience. You may be asked to wear many hats, and agility in shifting roles and scopes will contribute to your success. 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. Privacy Notice Supplement to Privacy Notice - Californians Supplement to Privacy Notice - EEA/UK
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 Labs is seeking a strategic and hands-on Lead IT Systems Engineer to join our Enterprise Security and Technology (ES&T) team . In this high-impact L4 role, you’ll be the technical lead on a small team of engineers and own the strategy and execution of our enterprise systems—ensuring our identity, collaboration, and access platforms are secure, scalable, and people-friendly. 🚀 What you’ll do: As the Lead IT Systems Engineer, you’ll combine technical leadership with hands-on execution to scale and secure dbt Labs’ enterprise infrastructure. You’ll work across identity, access, collaboration, and cloud systems—building solutions that support a growing, remote-first workforce. 🏢 Organizational Context: This role is highly-cross functional and sits within our Security organization, which includes Enterprise Security and Technology (ES&T) and Enterprise Business Systems teams. As a Lead IT Systems Engineer, you'll be positioned at the intersection of security infrastructure and business enablement, with visibility across the entire organization. 🌱 Growth Opportunities: For the right candidate, this role offers multiple growth trajectories, including: Deeper technical specialization in identity and access management architecture Expansion into broader security engineering leadership Development into a technical management path overseeing systems and security teams Cross-functional growth into security architecture or cloud security positions We're committed to supporting your professional development in alignment with both your career goals and organizational needs. 🛠️ Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of systems engineers—setting technical direction, reviewing work, and developing team members’ technical skillsets. Architect and maintain identity systems using Okta Identity Engine and Okta Workflows. Implement and manage secure infrastructure access using Teleport, including JIT access, least privilege, and RBAC. Administer and automate enterprise SaaS platforms such as Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Notion, and Jamf. Manage endpoint provisioning and compliance for a MacOS-first environment. Build automated workflows for user and system lifecycle management using scripting and APIs (e.g., Python, Bash). Provision and manage cloud infrastructure resources (in AWS, GCP, and Azure) in support of internal tooling and engineering projects. Define and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools (for example, Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or Google Cloud Deployment Manager) to provision, secure, and govern cloud resources and identity integrations, including Okta (for example, with the Okta Terraform provider and CI-driven change management). Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to ensure timely, secure access to cloud resources for development and infrastructure needs. Enhance and manage DLP tooling and access governance across collaboration and productivity platforms. Support and lead incident management processes for those related to access or enterprise tooling. Create and maintain system documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams. Evaluate and recommend new tools and services that improve automation, security, and team scale. 💼 You’re a good fit if you have: 6+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering, with demonstrated success in technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and team direction. Proven ability to establish technical vision and roadmaps for identity management systems, particularly with Okta Identity Engine and Okta Workflows. Experience designing and implementing secure access frameworks using Teleport, with emphasis on architecture planning, governance models, and security principles. Strategic expertise in multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) with focus on architectural decisions, resource planning, and security integration. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or Google Cloud Deployment Manager, including managing Okta via the Terraform and CI-driven change management. Track record of successful collaboration with engineering leadership to align infrastructure strategy with organizational objectives. Leadership experience in SaaS platform integration and strategy (Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Notion, Jamf). Ability to design endpoint management strategies for MacOS environments that balance security requirements with user experience. Technical leadership in automation development, including code review, architectural guidance, and API integration strategy. Experience developing and implementing DLP frameworks, governance policies, and enterprise security strategies. Leadership in incident response processes, including process development and team coordination. Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to translate technical concepts for cross-functional leadership audiences. ✨ Ready to lead? If you’re a systems leader passionate about identity, access, cloud infrastructure, and secure collaboration—we’d love to meet you. 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. Privacy Notice Supplement to Privacy Notice - Californians Supplement to Privacy Notice - EEA/UK