Director, Engineering

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 the Role As an Engineering Director, you will join our Connectors Engineering Group to oversee our software architecture, guide our teams in developing infrastructure that ensures reliable data pipeline operations, and collaborate hands-on to build challenging new features. The Fivetran Connectors group is responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting the various data connectors used by Fivetran customers. This includes ensuring the connectors work reliably, adapting to changes in source systems, and providing a wide range of connectors for diverse data sources. We're looking for someone who understands and upholds the core values that make our exceptional product, and who can embed these values into the many decisions made each day as one of our most senior engineers. This is a full-time position based out of our Bengaluru 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, Temporal, gRPC, Postgres, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Grafana, AI. What You'll Do Develop a long-term strategy with the PM Build a high-performing team-of-teams, elevating engineers to be as productive as possible Define quarterly goals and OKRs for the Connectors team Oversee the quarterly and project planning process for the Connectors team Manage headcount planning, travel expenses, and other budgetary items related to the Connectors team. Contribute to product and analytics roadmaps, including defining metrics and analytics for the Connectors group You will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution plan for building new connectors, driving end-to-end delivery in close partnership with cross-functional teams. Skills We're Looking For 15+ years of experience designing and delivering large-scale enterprise software Extensive experience as a Director of Engineering or equivalent role, with a collaborative yet decisive leadership style that drives change effectively. Proven engineering leader with a collaborative, decisive style, skilled at driving change and scaling organizations Strong in architecture, execution, and cross-functional planning Adept at mentoring leaders, shaping strategy, and guiding teams through growth and transformation Committed to continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.