Staff Software Engineer, Query Applications Position Available In Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping datateams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leadinganalytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams everyweek. As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annualrecurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Cloudcustomers, including JetBlue, HubSpot, Vodafone New Zealand, andDunelm. We’re backed by top-tier investors including AndreessenHorowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believein empowering data practitioners:

• Code-based data transformationsunlock transparency, flexibility, and collaboration
• Analystsshould adopt software engineering best practices to build trusteddata products
• Core analytics infrastructure should be open sourceand user-controlled
• Analytic code—not just tools—should be sharedand community-driven dbt is now synonymous with analyticsengineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the datacontrol plane for enterprise teams around the world.

And we’re justgetting started. We’re growing fast and building a team ofpassionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about whatmakes us special by checking out our values. About the team TheQuery Applications team is revolutionizing the modern data stack.

Were enabling data-driven organizations to instantly accesscritical business metrics. These metrics are easily discoverableand consistently implemented across entire organizations—regardlessof the analytics tool used. Your role Joining this team, youllcollaborate with subject matter experts who share a vision for howorganizations should consume business metrics. Youll build adistributed, highly available system that empowers our customers togo beyond data modeling and proactively answer their most crucialbusiness questions. These range from “What was our gross revenuelast quarter in the EU?” to “Which of our medications can we affordto make available at a lower price?”. While the backend is crucial,this full-stack team also ensures that end users have a delightfulexperience with the Semantic Layer. We achieve this by creatingexcellent ergonomics for the project, including buildingLLM-powered productivity tools for analytics engineers. In thisrole, you can expect to:

• Mentor teammates and serve as atechnical lead
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, andhighly available systems
• Prioritize end-user experience andcontribute to its continuous improvement
• Balance trade-offs, setpriorities, and manage deliverables using your project completionexpertise
• Foster efficient and confident teamwork throughhigh-leverage tooling, mentorship, and your knowledge of industrytrends and best practices
• Establish and uphold quality standardsto enhance overall service reliability
• Participate in dailystand-ups, mentoring sessions, and pair programming You are a goodfit if you:
• Worked asynchronously as part of a fully remote,international, distributed team
• Have experience using Python orGo to create scalable full-stack applications (e.g., buildingservices for applications with complex workflows)
• Enjoycollaborating closely with product management partners
• Haveworked with Large Language Models (LLMs) in the past
• Valueinteracting with end-users and deeply understanding their needs
• Can make informed trade-offs to ship useful features promptlywithout compromising long-term quality
• Love backend work but havefrontend experience and can reason about end-to-end systems Youllhave an edge if you have:
• Have experience with distributedsystems, database modeling, caching layers and/or DB performance

Compensation & Benefits Salary:

We offer competitive compensationpackages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity,and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent AcquisitionTeam can answer questions around dbt Labs total rewards during yourinterview 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, asspecified below.

• The typical starting salary range for this roleis: $172,000
• $207,900 USD
• The typical starting salary range forthis role in the select locations listed is: $191,000
• $231,000 US
• Equity Stake
• Benefits
• dbt Labs offers: o Unlimited vacation(and yes we use it!

) o 401k plan o Excellent healthcare o PaidParental Leave o Wellness stipend o Home office stipend, andmore!