Senior Manager, SDET Engineering

Posted 16 Days Ago
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Remote
7+ Years Experience
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
Fivetran is the leader in modern data movement.
The Role
Lead a team of SDETs in developing and maintaining test automation frameworks at Fivetran. Drive the delivery of high-quality products and promote a 'Quality First' mindset. Manage team priorities, resolve obstacles, and contribute to process improvements.
Summary Generated by Built In

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
We’re looking for a for a Senior Manager, Quality Engineering to join the engineering leadership team. As a Senior Manager - Quality Engineering, you will lead a team of talented, dynamic and passionate SDETs (Software Development Engineer in Test) in our Core Quality Engineering team that focuses on designing, enhancing and maintaining the Fivetran test automation and benchmarking frameworks.You will work with product managers, engineering managers, support engineers, developers and resiliency engineering team to deliver high quality products.
The team’s overall goal will be to build the tools and technology for the engineering group that accelerate the delivery of new features in an agile environment while safeguarding the high quality our customers expect from Fivetran products.

This is a full-time position based out of our Bangalore Office.
Technologies You’ll Use:

  • Java17, JUnit4
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • AWS, GCP
  • Looker, Sigma, NR,
  • Terraform
  • Bazel, BuildKite

As an Manager, Quality Engineering at Fivetran, you will:

  • Build, lead and coach a team of highly performant SDETs.
  • Steer the vision, strategy, technical roadmap for the Quality Engineering team that aligns with the broader development and product team’s goals.
  • Be a catalyst to promote ‘Quality First’ mindset throughout the cross-functional organization
  • Develop deep expertise in product and provide functional and technical direction to automation team members
  • You will help prioritize work for your team, making difficult tradeoffs on design based on business constraints, ensuring on-time deliverables and high-quality software
  • You will diagnose and resolve obstacles that prevent your team from delivering high-quality software
  • Contribute to process improvement and establishing best practices for testing
  • You will regularly communicate with senior management on status, risks and change control.

What you bring to the table:

  • 12+ years of work experience with proven track record as an IC delivering high quality software, with management experience
  • Experience building the roadmap that focuses on delivering tools to the engineering team which will enable the teams to ship high quality products.
  • Experience leading and growing a quality focussed team
  • Ability to motivate people, instill accountability, and optimize to attain the business goals.
  • Excellent knowledge of Quality Engineering within Software Engineering Discipline, including hands-on knowledge of testing techniques, automation framework development, and risk management.
  • Demonstrated multi-year experience in developing automation frameworks using Java. Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or BuildKite
  • Aptitude in decision making and problem-solving

Optional Bonus Skills

  • Java programming experience
  • Experience in data processing (ETL, ELT) and/or cloud-based platforms
  • Experience working with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)

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Perks and Benefits

 

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
  • Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
  • RSU stock grants*
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Recharge, reenergize, and pursue personal and professional goals with a 30-day paid leave after 5 years*
  • Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.

We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.     

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.

To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.

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We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.

Top Skills

Java
The Company
HQ: Oakland , CA
1,168 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Fivetran is the global leader in modern data integration. Our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Built for the cloud, Fivetran enables data teams to effortlessly centralize and transform data from hundreds of SaaS and on-prem data sources into high-performance cloud destinations. Fast-moving startups and the world’s largest companies use Fivetran to accelerate modern analytics and operational efficiency, fueling data-driven business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.

Why Work With Us

At Fivetran, we live by our values daily. In every interaction, it is easy to identify that we work with integrity, we take initiative, and we employ a team-first approach. Our Glassdoor rating is no accident: just as customer experience is a guiding light for us, so is employee satisfaction. Experience ownership, impact, and recognition here.

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