Staff Software Engineer - Semantic Layer

Posted 4mo ago

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Design, build, and maintain core features of MetricFlow
Own MetricFlow as an open-source project
Collaborate with engineers across dbt Cloud, dbt Core, and the Semantic Layer service
Improve performance, reliability, and observability of metric query execution
Partner with product, design, and developer-relations teammates
Write clear technical documentation, RFCs, and design docs
Mentor other engineers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance

Strong professional software engineering experience
Strong track record of shipping production systems
Deep proficiency in Python
Modern Python typing, testing practices, and packaging
Strong SQL fundamentals
Working understanding of how analytical query engines and data warehouses execute queries
Experience designing systems that involve parsing, compilation, or transformation
Solid grasp of software design principles
Excellent written and verbal communication
Experience collaborating in a distributed, asynchronous team environment

Prior experience contributing to or maintaining a popular open-source project
Familiarity with dbt, MetricFlow, LookML, Cube, or other semantic-layer technologies
Background in data warehousing internals, query optimization, or analytical SQL dialects
Experience with CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and release engineering for Python libraries
Exposure to building developer-facing APIs, SDKs, or CLIs

Skills