What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEERING MANAGER, DATABASE SOURCES position at Airbyte?
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.
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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
As an Engineering Manager on the Database Sources team, you will push forward Airbyte's mission-critical source connectors that extract customer data from databases, data warehouses, and ERP systems. These are our largest revenue driving segment of connectors. This role isn't just about oversight; it's about deep technical exploration and leadership.
You will guide your team in diving into various databases to understand their specific approaches to optimized queries, write-ahead logging, and information schema management. Leveraging these insights, your team will develop efficient data extraction methods and implement Change Data Capture (CDC). You will play a key role in shaping the frameworks and strategies that make Airbyte's database sources reputable at scale and the undisputed industry leaders. Finally, you will help to build the tools to empower our community to create and extend databases on their own.
What You'll Do
- Lead and manage the Database Sources team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Provide technical leadership to pioneer new patterns, tools, and frameworks for connector development.
- Mentor and develop engineers, helping them grow their technical expertise and career paths.
- Oversee the design, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality, high-volume, enterprise sources for Airbyte.
- Drive the strategic vision for database connectors and shape the team roadmap to align with company goals.
- Oversee the planning and execution of database connector projects ensuring milestones are delivered on time by coordinating with cross-functional teams. Manage project timelines, resources, and risks to achieve successful outcomes.
- Build leverage : a week-long task this year should take ten minutes next year. Advocate for continuous improvement in engineering processes, documentation, and team practices.
What You'll Need
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We Provide
The benefits listed below are for US-based employees.
Blue Shield or Kaiser Medical Insurance
Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
Airbyte covers 100% for employees
Airbyte covers 100% for employees
Airbyte covers 100% for employees
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.
Airbyte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.
Salary : $220,000 - $245,000
