Senior Data Analyst

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

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies

We’re hiring a Senior Data Analyst to support our Engineering group and unlock insights from the rich internal data at Fivetran. This role focuses on analyzing logs and engineering performance data to drive efficiency, reliability, and smarter decision-making.

You’ll lead high-impact, cross-functional projects and develop trusted relationships with engineering and product partners. You’ll define and maintain core Engineering metrics, own key data pipelines, and help shape the team’s data culture and best practices. If you love diving into technical systems, untangling messy datasets, and turning insight into action — this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.

Technologies You’ll Use

• SQL (BigQuery)
• dbt/SQLMesh
• Looker/LookML
• Sigma/Hex/Google Colab/Google Sheets
• Jira
  
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Define and own Engineering metrics for product and team performance; establish benchmarks and enable monitoring through dashboards and self-serve tools.
• Analyze disparate datasets (e.g., logs, incidents, product telemetry, developer activity) to generate new insights and actionable recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional projects with PMs, engineers, and analysts across domains like: Product reliability (uptime, latency, bug frequency), Engineering and Systems Efficiency, Operational processes (SLA compliance, Support team efficiency)
• Investigate anomalies and root causes, using deep dives and creative exploration across disparate datasets.
• Own and enhance data infrastructure for Engineering Analytics — from metric definitions to pipelines to visualizations.
• Shape data culture by mentoring junior analysts and establishing norms around best practices in metric design, analysis quality, and data storytelling.
  
  
  

Skills We’re Looking For

• 4 years of experience analyzing data
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and data modeling; fluency with large, complex datasets
• Experience using Looker, Tableau, or other BI tools
• Strong attention to detail and a track record of analytical rigor
• Excellent communication and storytelling — you know how to simplify the complex and influence decision-makers
• Comfortable taking ownership of ambiguous problems and designing end-to-end solutions
• Demonstrated success using analytics to drive decisions in a technical or product-focused environment
• Passion for building data products that drive business and operational impact
  
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Experience working with log-level data, observability tools, or system performance metrics
• Proficiency in Python or R for deeper analysis and automation
• Background in B2B SaaS, developer platforms, or infrastructure tooling
  
  
  

The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.

Oakland Pay Range

$151,535.95—$189,419.94 USD

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

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

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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.

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