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💼 About This Role

You'll join the Semantic Layer team to own and evolve MetricFlow, the open-source semantic engine powering dbt. You'll design features, optimize query compilation, and engage the open-source community to shape how thousands of organizations measure their business. This role offers high ownership and impact at scale.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and build core features of MetricFlow including query compilation and SQL generation.
• Own MetricFlow as an open-source project: triage issues, review PRs, manage releases.
• Collaborate with engineers across dbt Cloud and Core for seamless integration.
• Improve performance, reliability, and observability of metric query execution at scale.

📋 Requirements

• Strong professional software engineering experience with shipped production systems.
• Deep proficiency in Python including modern typing and testing.
• Strong SQL fundamentals and understanding of analytical query engines.
• Experience designing systems involving parsing, compilation, or transformation.

✨ Nice to Have

• Prior experience contributing to or maintaining a popular open-source project.
• Familiarity with dbt, MetricFlow, LookML, Cube, or semantic-layer technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and release engineering for Python libraries.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Competitive compensation: Market-leading salary and equity.
• 🏥 Comprehensive health insurance.
• 🌍 Remote-first culture with async collaboration.
• 📚 Investment in craft: design docs, code review, durable engineering.

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Team Fit Interview· 45 min