Senior Software Engineer - Core Experience
Senior backend engineer on Fivetran's Core Experience team in Novi Sad (hybrid), building developer-facing platform capabilities — public APIs, the Terraform provider, and MCP integrations — using Java/Go, PostgreSQL, REST/gRPC, and Kubernetes on AWS/GCP, with active use of AI-assisted development tools.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Novi Sad, South Bačka, Serbia, EMEA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong backend development skills, preferably Java or Go
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining production-grade REST APIs and backend services
- Experience building reliable distributed systems operating at scale under strict availability and performance requirements
- Ability to design maintainable software solutions and balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing complex production issues
- Experience writing clean, well-structured, testable code following modern engineering best practices
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding and development tools in regular engineering workflows
- Ability to independently own and deliver complex engineering tasks while collaborating with engineers and stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and willingness to participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and knowledge sharing
Nice to have
- Experience developing or maintaining Terraform Providers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), or developer automation tools
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, or LLM-based integrations
- Experience designing public APIs using OpenAPI specifications, including versioning, authentication, and backward compatibility
- Understanding of OAuth 2.0, identity management, and API security best practices
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience building developer platforms, SDKs, CLIs, or other developer-facing tools
- Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance optimization of distributed services
Full description
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 Us
Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.
Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on.
Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.
As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.
During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.
About the Role
Fivetran and dbt Labs is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our Core Experience global group and help build and evolve Fivetran’s Developer Experience platform.
You will work on core developer-facing capabilities, including Public APIs, Terraform Provider, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, enabling customers and partners to automate, manage, and integrate with Fivetran at scale.
In this role, you will design and deliver reliable backend services, improve API usability and consistency, and contribute to the evolution of our software architecture. You’ll collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other teams to build scalable solutions that simplify how developers interact with Fivetran.
We value engineers who take ownership of their work, actively leverage modern AI-assisted development tools, and continuously look for ways to improve engineering productivity and software quality.