Manager, Engineering

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity.

About the Role

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

Fivetran is looking for an Engineering Manager to join the engineering leadership team. You will be working closely with engineers and product managers to build the future of the Fivetran Data Platform.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of engineers and coordinate with other stakeholders at the company, including product management, support engineers, and sales engineers. The product areas will include but not limited to SQL Server source, and cloud data warehouses as a source (BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks). You will take full responsibility for the quality, efficiency, and reliability of your focus areas; and you will build and maintain a team that reliably delivers excellent results while maintaining a culture of engagement, fairness, and continuous improvement.

This is a full-time position based out of our Bangalore 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

Java, SQL Server, BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, SQL, Kubernetes

What You’ll Do

• Develop, mentor, and grow engineers on the team
• Provide technical guidance and act as a coach and advisor to engineers. This includes code and design reviews
• Recruit and hire top engineering talent to build a strong team
• Foster a culture of collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement
• Drive the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and efficient software
• Identify and remove obstacles that block team progress
• Manage and improve team processes for effective execution
• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to deliver on the roadmap
• Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives and cross-team projects
• Define and communicate a clear vision that aligns with company goals

Skills We’re Looking For

• You have 10-15 years of industry experience.
• You have 2-5 years of experience in a software engineering management role
• You have 5+ years of experience working as a software engineer
• Strong leadership skills and a proven ability to motivate teams to produce high quality software
• Aptitude in decision making and problem-solving
• Demonstrated competency in project and program leadership
• Ability to develop and communicate an effective vision and get buy-in from stakeholders
• Ability to assess and iterate within an evolving software and services environment
• Experience designing and implementing ETL/ELT data pipelines at scale
• Proficiency with modern data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks) and SQL Server environments
• Good to have skills: ETL, AWS, Azure, BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, SQL server.