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Senior Software Engineer II, Release Engineeringdbt Labs • Louisville, KY, United States
Senior Software Engineer II, Release Engineering

Senior Software Engineer II, Release Engineering

dbt Labs • Louisville, KY, United States
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Software Engineer II, Release Engineering

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 5,400 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 :

  • Code-based data transformations unlock transparency, flexibility, and collaboration
  • Analysts should adopt software engineering best practices to build trusted data products
  • Core analytics infrastructure should be open source and user-controlled
  • Analytic codenot just toolsshould be shared and community-driven

dbt is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we're just getting started. We're growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Release Engineering team and help build a seamless, reliable CI / CD platform that powers dbt Cloud across all of our environments and cloud providers. Our mission is to make it easy for engineers to ship changes quickly and safely by providing a stable, observable, and intuitive platform. You'll work with tools like Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, Python, GitHub Actions, and Kargo to scale and refine our deployment systems. This is a high-impact role where your work directly improves developer velocity and reliability across the organization.

In this role, you can expect to :

  • Design, build, and maintain components of our CI / CD platform to make deployments safer, faster, and more reliable.
  • Lead initiatives that improve automation, observability, and self-service capabilities for engineers.
  • Collaborate across teams to identify friction points in our delivery process and build tools to eliminate them.
  • Evolve our release architecture to support dbt Cloud's multi-cloud, cell-based infrastructure at scale.
  • Continuously improve developer experience by refining build pipelines, release workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
  • You are a good fit if you have :

  • Experience designing, operating, or improving CI / CD systems for large-scale distributed applications.
  • Proficiency with one or more of the following : Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code practices and the principles of reliable, observable systems.
  • Background in Python (or other modern language) development for automation or platform tooling.
  • A collaborative mindset and interest in enabling other developers through tooling and platform improvements.
  • Worked asynchronously as part of a fully remote, distributed team.
  • You'll have an edge if you have :

  • Experience with Kargo or similar progressive delivery systems.
  • Hands-on experience with multi-cloud architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • A track record of improving developer productivity or release safety at scale.
  • Compensation and Benefits :

  • Salary : $137,000-$196,000 USD
  • Equity Stake
  • Benefits - dbt Labs offers :
  • Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
  • 401k w / 3% guaranteed contribution
  • Excellent healthcare
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness stipend
  • Home office stipend, and more!
  • What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed) :

  • Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
  • Interview with Hiring Manager
  • Team Interviews
  • Final interview with one of our Values Carriers
  • 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 applywe 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.

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