Software Engineer, Database Sources (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.

Were committed to providing as much context to our current employees and candidates. The Airbyte company handbook is open to all.

If you find this role exciting, we encourage you to apply even if you think you dont meet all requirements.

Opportunity:

As a Software Engineer on our Database Sources team, you'll tackle one of the most valuable problems in data engineering - building a delightful and repeatable process for creating database integrations at lightning speed and enterprise quality.

Growing our database portfolio is one of our biggest revenue opportunities this year. You'll be building cutting-edge frameworks and leveraging LLMs to automate integration development, while going deep into database internals to extract maximum performance from every system. You will be architecting the framework that will make Airbyte's database sources the industry leaders.

Revolutionary Database Technologies You'll Build:

• AI-Powered Integration Framework - Build intelligent systems that leverage LLMs to generate database integrations, reducing development time from weeks to hours
• Advanced Change Data Capture (CDC) Engine - Engineer sophisticated CDC solutions using write-ahead logging and real-time data streaming that capture database changes with microsecond precision
• High-Performance Query Optimization - Deep-dive into database internals, optimized queries,and information schema management to build the fastest data extraction systems in the industry
• Next-Generation Database Connectors - Create production-ready integrations that handle terabytes of data while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and security
• Intelligent Schema Management - Build frameworks that automatically adapt to database schema changes and optimize data pipeline performance in real-time

What You'll Do:

• Build core technologies managing Airbyte's fleet of high-volume database connectors powering thousands of enterprise customers
• Architect a framework that makes connector development 10x faster while driving innovation across the data engineering industry
• Write high-leverage code that directly enables Airbyte's rapid growth and market leadership in database connectivity
• Mentor brilliant engineers while collaborating with our 800+ contributor community - the largest open-source data engineering ecosystem

What We're Looking For:

• An insatiable desire to ship - you're driven by seeing your code power real-world data infrastructure at massive scale
• 6+ years of software engineering building production systems that handle enterprise workloads
• Performance optimization expertise - you've optimized high-performance applications and understand moving terabytes efficiently
• Deep database curiosity - you want to master PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and other systems at an architectural level and find clever solutions to difficult problems
• DevEx obsession -constantly improving your development setup to eliminate redundant tasks
• AI-first mindset - youre already using AI tools and see LLMs' potential to revolutionize software development

Nice to Have:

• JVM expertise - 2+ years of experience with Java, Kotlin, or Scala (we use Kotlin for our backend systems)
• Open-source contributions - active participation in database or data engineering projects
• Enterprise database experience - hands-on work with Oracle, SQL Server, or other mission-critical database systems

Location

• San Francisco office, 3x/week

Compensation

• $190,000 - $220,000 base salary + a generous equity package, and benefits listed below for the U.S. market.

We Provide

The benefits listed below are for U.S. 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.
• 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 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 U.S. whose countries do not provide it for free.
• 401k - for U.S. based employees.
• FSA - flexible spending account for U.S. based employees.
• Work visas - all 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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