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Junior Engineer- Data Plane

San Francisco
Airbyte is the open-source standard for Data Movement. We enable data teams to move data from applications, APIs, unstructured sources, and databases to data warehouses, lakes, AI applications and LLMs. With our approach we are finally solving the need for extensibility and control that every company needs with data.
 
So far, our customers, users, and ourselves have built over 15,000 connectors and have had 200,000+ companies install Airbyte. We've raised $181M from the world's top investors (Benchmark, Accel, Altimeter, Coatue, Y Combinator, etc.) and we believe in product-led growth, where we build something awesome that all our users love.
 
We’re committed to providing as much context to our current employees and candidates. The Airbyte company handbook is open to all.
 
Airbyte is in-person in our Embarcadero office weekly. If you find this role exciting, we encourage you to apply even if you think you don’t meet all requirements
 

Opportunity

 

The Data Plane Team owns the Airbyte Protocol via our core applications for running ELT syncs. We are focused on unlocking more reliable, faster, and easier-to-use data movement regardless of where Airbyte is hosted or what kind of data is being moved. We build foundational features like schema evolution, sync parallelization, and a robust and sensible API layer.  

 

Recently we have started to think of our database/data warehouse destinations (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Postgres, S3, Databricks, Iceberg…) as an extension of our platform. You will need to develop deep expertise in the domains of ingesting and transforming data at scale and help to evolve the overall Airbyte platform to include the “L” in “ELT”. You will ensure that we can support all data (different types, size, encodings, etc) in ways that empower our users.  You will push forward Airbyte’s mission-critical connectors and make them the undisputed industry leaders.



Responsibilities

  • Own core technologies:
    • Contribute to Airbyte's platform, open-source platform, and cloud product. Write applications and infrastructure code. Deploy new features to production and manage a fleet of high-volume data connectors.
      • You will gain exposure to a number of frameworks including: Kubernetes (K8's), various cloud technologies (Google cloud storage/S3), Micronaut, Temporal
      • You may take a deep dive into multiple databases/warehouses: Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Iceberg, MongoDB, Snowflake
      • You will add to your developer toolbelt by practicing smart testing using: dependency injection, unit testing
  •  Address issues in our codebase:
    • Work with internal and external engineers to identify bugs.  Use your software and data-engineering skills to debug and unblock customers who are experiencing complex technical issues. At times, you’ll be accessing live customer data, so care and caution are paramount. Replicate issues, diagnose problematic code or platform versions, and ship fixes.
  • Build leverage:
    • Jump into our developer tools to increase monitoring/alerting, write SQL queries, build dashboards, create automation scripts and regularly challenge our engineering processes. A week-long task this year should take ten minutes next year.
  • Grow our knowledge base:
    • Document solutions and application behavior to grow our knowledge base both internally and externally. User-facing docs are regularly updated to provide additional clarity and are edited with relevant troubleshooting and limitations. Refine your customer-centric written & verbal communication skills.
  • Engage with the open-source community:
    • Attend industry and company events, review pull requests, monitor our Slack and Github discussions
  • Grow as a developer:
    • Receive in-person mentorship from some of the best engineers in the industry whilst learning new technologies.
      • Become familiar with distributed systems, data pipelines, ERP systems, blob storage, cloud hosting
      • Develop a user-centric approach to building products and developer tools.

Requirements

  • Computer Science or adjacent degree (completion by May 2025) or boot camp graduate/self-taught programmer with Software Engineering experience.
  • You are comfortable coding in Java/Kotlin
  • Excellent technical research skills (the problems we face don’t have answers on Stackoverflow, we need to get into the weeds and run experiments). 
  • About you: 
    • You describe yourself as an analytical, self-starter with a growth mindset.
    • You have an insatiable desire to ship. 
    • You enjoy building abstractions & tools which multiply output. 
    • You are passionate about continuous learning and improvement (both at a personal and team level)
  • Belief in our values.

Location

  • San Francisco. 3 days a week
 
Salary for this job
  • $142,000- $170,000 +  a generous equity package, and benefits listed below for US Market. 
 

We Provide 

The benefits listed below are for US-based employees.

  • Relocation - should you apply to a San Francisco based role, Airbyte will assist with U.S. relocation to make this a seamless transition and compensate you well.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off - we need you at your best at all times. Our expected minimum time off of 25 PTO days per year lets you schedule your work around your life.
  • Parental leave (for new parents) - we offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents so you have time to adjust to the new life (and work) schedule introduced by your new bundle of joy.
  • Sponsored Travel - Airbyte has a partially distributed team and we recognize the value of in-person time. We sponsor annual company-wide retreats, team offsites, and Travel With Purpose in between to allow you to collaborate with your team in person on a regular basis.
  • Open book policy - we will pay for books you purchase for your professional and career development. 
  • Continuous learning/training policy - we sponsor you for the conferences and training programs you feel would add to your development in the company. 
  • Competitive benefits package for US-based employees, including:
    • Blue Shield or Kaiser Medical Insurance 
      • Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
    • Dental (including child & adult ortho) & Vision Insurance
      • Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
    • Life and AD&D Insurance
      • Airbyte covers 100% for employees
    • Short-term Disability Insurance 
      • Airbyte covers 100% for employees 
    • Long-term Disability Insurance
      • Airbyte covers 100% for employees
  • Healthcare insurance stipend for those outside the US whose countries do not provide it for free.
  • 401k for US-based employees.
  • FSA (flexible spending account)
  • Work Visas We currently sponsor H1B Transfers, TN Visas, and Green Cards. All other Visa requests will be discussed on a case by case basis to determine if we can sponsor.

 

 

Airbyte is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

 

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