Resident Architect

About Us 

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams every week. 

As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Cloud customers, including JetBlue, HubSpot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners:

Location: United States (West Coast)

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Resident Architect (RA) with a passion for solving complex problems using dbt to join our Professional Services team. RAs are billable to dbt Cloud Enterprise customers and play a critical role in advancing our mission to empower data developers to create and share organizational knowledge.

What You'll Do

• Drive customer outcomes
• Lead a variety of impactful technical projects for customers—including implementation, configuration troubleshooting, embedding best practices, and designing both MVPs and long-term solutions tailored to customer needs
• Provide architectural and design consulting to ensure scalable and maintainable implementations
• Champion product adoption for our most strategic dbt Cloud customers by aligning solutions to their goals
• Collaborate closely with internal customer-facing teams—Sales, Solutions Architects, Training, and Support—to ensure seamless customer experiences
• Deliver actionable feedback to dbt Labs' Product and Engineering teams to help prioritize customer needs and ensure quick resolution of engagement-specific issues
• Develop deep expertise in dbt and its role within the modern data stack (if not already an expert)

What You'll Need

• You have 4+ years experience working with technical data tooling in a customer-facing post-sales, technical architect or consulting role
• You have deep expertise in at least one data platform (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift)
• You have experience using, deploying, or configuring dbt Cloud - working with dbt for minimum 1 year
• You are proficient in writing SQL and python in analytics contexts
• You look forward to building skills in technical areas that support deployment and integration of dbt Cloud solutions to complete customer projects
• You are customer focused - embracing one of core values that users are our best advocates
• You are highly organized. Comfort with technical project delivery - managing scope, timelines, and deliverables - this role will be staffed on multiple engagements at once
• You communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external stakeholders - demonstrating a capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions
• You thrive in a remote organization that highly values transparency and cross-collaboration
• You will travel 2-4x/year to company wide events

What Will Make You Stand Out

• You have obtained the dbt Analytics Engineering Certification
• You have the ability to advise on dbt Cloud recommendations, and build direction/consensus with the customer to move forward
• Experience with traditional Enterprise ETL tooling (Informatica, Datastage, Talend)

Remote Hiring Process 

• Interview with a Talent Acquisition Partner
• An introductory interview with our Professional Services Regional Manager
• After that we’ll ask you to complete a take home task
• Team Interviews with a current Resident Architect and our VP, Customer Services

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time with a culture that actively encourages time off
• 401k plan with 3% guaranteed company contribution
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Generous paid parental leave
• Health & wellness stipend
• Flexible stipends for:
  • Home office setup
  • Learning and development
  • Office space
  • And more!

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Lab’s total rewards during your interview process.

In Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York Metro, San Francisco, DC Metro, Seattle, and Austin, an alternate range may apply, as specified below.

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.

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

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.