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Fivetran

Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes

Hybrid

Oakland, United states

Mid level

Full Time

21-09-2025

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Skills

Python Java Go PostgreSQL Incident Response Kubernetes Monitoring Ansible Sales Networking Training Coaching Linux Operating Systems Programming Databases Azure AWS Shell cloud platforms GCP Terraform Grafana

Job Specifications

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 looking for a high-performance, experienced engineer to be a part of a team of Site Reliability Engineers. You will be working closely with engineering teams, product managers, as well as support and sales engineers to build the future of the Fivetran Data Platform Reliability.

As a member of the Site Reliability Engineering team, you will take ownership of the overall performance and reliability of Fivetran's infrastructure, the robustness of the deployment pipeline, as well as timely and effective incident response and resolution. You will take responsibility for the growth and stability of Fivetran's infrastructure, and be a key player driving effective incident response and overall issue avoidance.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland 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.

Technologies You'll Use

Kubernetes, PostgresSQL, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Go, Java, AWS, GCp, Azure, Grafana, Buildkite, Temporal etc.

What You'll Do

Responsible for ongoing reliability and robustness of Fivetran's production infrastructure by monitoring availability, capacity, and throughput.
Evolve systems by adding reliability into our product roadmap
Coordinate the re-prioritize or fix critical bugs for support or sales requirements as needed
Make recommendations to production infrastructure by interfacing with engineering to ensure 100% availability
Ensure scalable artifacts deployment to all environments by automation scripts
Constantly monitor infrastructure vulnerabilities and remedy them by working with the security team

Skills We're Looking For

5+ years of experience working with SaaS products at scale
Working knowledge of managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS and GKE)
Knowledge of Cloud Platforms and related tooling: AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Buildkite, Pulumi and ArgoCD
Experience in Python/Shell scripting. Bonus if you have Java, GO, etc
Experience with Linux operating systems internals and administration
Experience with cloud networking like VPNs, Privatelinks, and Private Service connect (GCP)
Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL

Bonus Skills

Java, GoLang Programming skills

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

Oakland Pay Range

$186,698.21--$233,372.76 USD

Perks And Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, 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

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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.

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About the Company

Fivetran, the global leader in data movement, helps customers use their data to power everything from AI applications and ML models, to predictive analytics and operational workloads. The Fivetran platform reliably and securely centralizes data from hundreds of SaaS applications and databases into any cloud destination - whether deployed on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment. Thousands of global brands, including Autodesk, Conde Nast, JetBlue and Morgan Stanley, trust Fivetran to move their most valuable data ... Know more