Chapter Lead, Frontend Engineering

Airbyte is the open-source standard for EL(T). We enable data teams to replicate data from applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses, lakes, and other destinations. We believe only an open-source approach can solve the problem of data integration, as it enables us to cover the long tail of integrations while enabling teams to adapt pre-built connectors to their needs.

So far, we've built over 350 connectors and have had 60,000+ companies replicating data with us. We've raised $181M from some of the world's top investors (Benchmark, Accel, Altimeter, Coatue, Y Combinator, etc.) and believe in product-led growth, where we build something awesome and let our product bring the users, rather than an outbound sales engine with cold calls.

We’re committed to providing as much context to our current employees and candidates. The Airbyte company handbook, core values, methodology, strategy, and roadmap are open to all.

Airbyte is onsite in our Embarcadero office weekly. Within each job description, you'll see how many days that team is onsite. If you find this role exciting, we encourage you to apply even if you think you don’t meet all requirements.

The Opportunity

The Airbyte UI is an intuitive and powerful UI that simplifies complex data replication for everyone. It empowers non-technical users to get up and running quickly and equips power users to optimize and monitor their pipelines.

In addition, the Frontend Chapter owns the Connector Builder, Connector Marketplace, and enables excellent contributor experience for both Airbyte and community engineers. Connector Builder already powers thousands of Airbyte users to move data from their internal sources into data warehouses, databases, and vector DBs, and we’re just getting started! Your work will empower the Airbyte API sources team, solutions engineering, and support engineering teams to use Builder to enable our community. You’ll help make Builder the best IDE for data connectors. 

Frontend engineers are embedded in different product teams. As the Frontend Chapter Lead, you will foster a community of the frontend engineers across all of Engineering. You will facilitate communication and knowledge sharing across all frontend devs. You will be responsible for making sure the frontend codebase remains cohesive despite contributions from across the org and maintain a high standard for quality. You will also be a mentor to the other frontend engineers. Last, but not least, you are an engineer on the team and are expected to spend most of your time working hands on technical projects.

What You'll Do

• Build a strong frontend culture
• Mentor the members of the frontend chapter
• Organize frontend efforts across the entire engineering team
• Write high-leverage code and provide architectural guidance

What You'll Need

• Expert knowledge of frontend technologies. Our frontend stack is Javascript and React.
• Nice to have: knowledge and some experience with other programming languages,(we’re using Java and Kotlin in the platform backend).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building developer tools and/or B2B applications.
• Experience working directly with the users of your products, internally and externally, from research, to enablement, to closing the feedback loop.
• Experience leading an engineering team, leveling up other engineers around you, and supporting other teams in your organization.
• An insatiable desire to ship code that relentlessly   enhances user experience.
• A passion for continuous learning and improvement (both at a personal and team level).

We Provide 

The benefits listed below are for US-based employees.

• Relocation - should you apply to a San Francisco based role, Airbyte will assist with U.S. relocation to make this a seamless transition and compensate you well.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off - we need you at your best at all times. Our expected minimum time off of 25 PTO days per year lets you schedule your work around your life.
• Parental leave (for new parents) - we offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents so you have time to adjust to the new life (and work) schedule introduced by your new bundle of joy.
• Sponsored Travel - Airbyte has a partially distributed team and we recognize the value of in-person time. We sponsor annual company-wide retreats, team offsites, and Travel With Purpose in between to allow you to collaborate with your team in person on a regular basis.
• Open book policy - we will pay for books you purchase for your professional and career development. 
• Continuous learning/training policy - we sponsor you for the conferences and training programs you feel would add to your development in the company. 
• Competitive benefits package for US-based employees, including:
• Blue Shield or Kaiser Medical Insurance 
• Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
• Dental (including child & adult ortho) & Vision Insurance
• Airbyte covers 100% for both employees and dependents
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Airbyte covers 100% for employees
• Short-term Disability Insurance 
• Airbyte covers 100% for employees 
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Airbyte covers 100% for employees
• Healthcare insurance stipend for those outside the US whose countries do not provide it for free.
• 401k for US-based employees.
• FSA (flexible spending account)
• Work Visas We currently sponsor H1B Transfers, TN Visas, and Green Cards. All other Visa requests will be discussed on a case by case basis to determine if we can sponsor.

Airbyte is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Airbyte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.