Senior Software Engineer II

Location: Washington
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

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 code—not just tools—should 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. About the Role We are seeking a seasoned Full stack Software Engineer to join our growing AI team, focused on enabling powerful, intuitive AI interactions with language models. This role is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge internal tools that empower our engineers and accelerate innovation across the company. You’ll play a key role in building AI-driven features, developing connectors for AI agents to interact with dbt models, and creating AI-compatible software systems that automate and enhance workflows. If you thrive at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, this is the role for you. What Youll Do • Design, build, and maintain backend systems that enable AI tooling and workflows for internal use. • Integrate with LLM platforms such as OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini, using APIs to power real-time interactions and automation. • Develop tools for LLM evaluations, as well as monitoring and observability frameworks to ensure reliable AI behavior. • Collaborate with AI researchers, product teams, and internal developers to create scalable and safe AI integrations. • Contribute to internal infrastructure that supports the future of AI features at dbt Labs. • (Future scope) Write performance-critical modules or components in Rust as needs arise. Who You Are • You’re a full stack engineer with several years of experience building production-grade systems. • You have deep expertise in Python and ideally exposure to Rust or a strong willingness to learn it. • You’ve worked extensively with LLM APIs or SDKs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini), and know how to integrate and monitor their behavior in real-world applications. • Youre comfortable writing evaluation frameworks, setting up monitoring and logging, and adapting to rapidly evolving AI tooling. • Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating in fast-paced, cross-functional teams is a strong plus. • You are excited to shape the future of AI at dbt Labs Compensation & Benefits Salary:We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Labs total rewards during your interview process. In select locations (including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Seattle), an alternate range may apply, as specified below. • The typical starting salary range for this role is: $172,000 - $207,900 USD • The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed is: $191,000 - $231,000 US Benefits - dbt Labs offers o Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!) o 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution o Excellent healthcare o Paid Parental Leave o Wellness stipend o Home office stipend, and more!

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