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💼 About This Role

You'll design and build core features for MetricFlow, the open-source semantic engine powering the dbt Semantic Layer. Your work will shape how thousands of organizations define and consume trusted business metrics. You'll own high-leverage engineering decisions that directly impact the modern data stack's evolution.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and build core MetricFlow features like query compilation
• 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

📋 Requirements

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

✨ Nice to Have

• Prior experience contributing to a popular open-source project
• Familiarity with dbt, MetricFlow, LookML, or Cube
• Background in data warehousing internals or query optimization

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Market-leading salary and equity
• 🏥 Comprehensive health insurance
• 🌍 Remote-first culture with global team
• 📚 Investment in craft with design docs and code review
• 🚀 Impact at scale in tens of thousands of companies

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical interview· 60 min
3. 3System design / architecture· 60 min