Senior Frontend Engineer, Cost Optimization

  • Dbt Labs
  • Verified
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$38438 - $46797

Job Description

About Us

Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. We've pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and have been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 5,100 dbt Cloud customers.
As of February 2025, we surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), scaling from $2M ARR to this milestone in only four years. Simultaneously, we've exceeded the 5,000 customer mark, with 85% year-over-year growth in adoption among Fortune 500 companies. This momentum is fueled by dbt’s critical role as the data control plane for enterprise data teams around the world, who rely on the technology to transform data into reliable, actionable business insights. We're rapidly growing and looking for passionate people to join our global team. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values here.

dbt Labs empowers data practitioners to create and disseminate organizational knowledge. We help organizations build a mature Analytics Development Lifecycle (ADLC), and dbt Cloud is at the heart of this journey.

dbt Labs is looking for an innovative and experienced Senior Frontend Engineer who is eager to impact the user experience of our customers. The ideal candidate has a strong drive for continuous improvement of dbt Labs' products and the teams behind them.The successful candidate will work as part of product development teams to design, build, and implement features & capabilities that will shape the future of data-driven decision-making.

In this role, you can expect to:

  • Work closely with product designers and product managers to create beautiful, intuitive, and efficient user interfaces.
  • Lead the development of front-end experiences that enhance the user experience throughout the Analytics Development Lifecycle (ADLC).
  • Continuously improve the performance, accessibility, and scalability of front-end applications to deliver a seamless experience for dbt Cloud users.
  • Engage directly with users and internal stakeholders to iterate quickly on designs, prototypes, and final products.
  • Advocate for best practices in front-end development and ensure that all code is well-structured, maintainable, and tested.
  • Experiment with new front-end technologies and tools to push the boundaries of what’s possible within the product.

You are a good fit if you have:

  • Expertise in modern front-end technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar frameworks.
  • Experience working asynchronously as part of a fully remote, distributed team.
  • A passion for creating intuitive, accessible, and visually engaging user interfaces that solve customer problems
  • Experience in building and optimizing front-end performance for scalable, large-scale web applications.
  • A keen eye for UI/UX design principles and collaboration with designers to bring mockups and prototypes to life, using Figma
  • Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks (e.g. Cypress) and a commitment to writing maintainable and testable code.
  • A strong ability to make trade-offs between delivering features quickly and maintaining long-term front-end architecture quality.
  • Proficiency in reading and writing English, with strong communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: 296000-359000 RON/annual gross -CIM only
  • Equity Stake: stock option
  • Benefits - dbt Labs offers:
    • Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
    • Medical and life insurance
    • Wellness stipend
    • Home office stipend, and more!

*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations

What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed):

  1. Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
  2. Interview with Hiring Manager
  3. Team Interviews

Who we are

At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.

Specifically, we believe that:

  • Code-based transformations offer unmatched flexibility and transparency across various “multi-player” development to power everyone in the organization to collaborate on a common language
  • Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers
  • Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software
  • Analytic code itself — not just analytics tools — will increasingly be open source

It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 5,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at recruiting@dbtlabs.com if you need assistance or an accommodation.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page here.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.

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