Staff Software Engineer_Fusion Adapters

About the role

dbt Fusion is building the next generation of data execution and connectivity infrastructure, enabling dbt workloads to run efficiently across diverse compute engines and data platforms. As a Senior Engineer on the Fusion Adapters and Connectivity team, you’ll design and ship core abstractions powering how dbt communicates with execution systems — leveraging Rust, Go, Arrow, and emerging open standards.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain Rust-first connectivity layers, execution APIs, and adapter scaffolding
• Partner with teams building the dbt compiler, semantic layer, and runtime to evolve adapter interfaces and system boundaries
• Contribute to Arrow/ADBC and other open-source specifications or implementations, strengthening the data ecosystem
• Own CI, testing frameworks, profiling, error reporting surfaces, and release readiness for Fusion adapters
• Debug complex interoperability and performance issues across drivers, engines, and compute domains

What you need

• 6–11 yrs of experience
• Go
• C++
• Rust
• Spark
• dbt
• B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA