Senior Full Stack Engineer, Orchestration

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 5,100 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:

The Orchestration team owns and operates some of the most critical services at dbt Labs that power job scheduling and execution for dbt Cloud. We are simultaneously evolving our product and system while operating at scale, meeting strict uptime requirements, and satisfying the needs of large enterprises.

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with extensive frontend expertise and a deep passion for creating delightful customer experiences. You will play a key role in delivering our ambitious roadmap and shaping our frontend architecture, all while collaborating in a highly dynamic team environment.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Help to design and develop innovative orchestration features end-to-end.
• Own and drive enhancement in the orchestration frontend.
• Work on complex systems and a variety of programming languages and technologies, including: Python, TypeScript, React, Go, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform and Datadog.
• Work closely with UX designer, PM, full stack and backend engineers of all levels, collaborate with multiple engineering teams across dbtLabs (from product engineering to infrastructure).
• Take ownership of systems post-release by participating in on-call and support rotations
• Act as a mentor to other engineers, providing guidance on best practices and architectural decisions

You are a good fit if you:

• Are able to balance speed of delivery with designing and implementing reliable, secure, highly available services
• Are an expert in frontend development with Typescript and React, driven by a passion for creating delightful customer experiences
• Have a strong knowledge of observability and debugging production issues at scale
• Have a systematic problem-solving approach coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
• Are passionate about upholding engineering best practices in all phases of SDLC
• Are a self-starter and can lead a group of engineers from inception to implementation of ideas

You'll have an edge if you have:

• Worked asynchronously as part of a fully-remote, distributed team
• Have experience in the domain of data analytics and transformation

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: 84,000 - 110,000 Euro per year
• Equity Stake*
• Benefits - dbt Labs offers:
  • Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
  • Excellent healthcare
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness stipend
  • Home office stipend, and more!

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.