Technical Support Engineer

What You’ll Do Customer Support & Troubleshooting

What You’ll Need

Nice To Have:

• Familiarity with Python, Java, or Kotlin and experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub.
• Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Docker and multi-tenant architectures.
• Background supporting developer-facing or embedded/platform products in a B2B SaaS context.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI specs, YAML configuration, and Jinja expressions.
• Experience with SQL and working knowledge of databases, including CDC setups.
• Location: Remote, Canada. 8am–5pm Eastern Time.
• Salary
• CAD $89,000 - $105,000 base salary + a generous equity package
• Flexible PTO with a culture that encourages at least 25 days off annually, and public holidays in line with provincial employment standards
• Comprehensive health coverage – extended health benefits on top of provincial public healthcare
• Virtual healthcare – access to doctors and other care providers online, so you can get care without waiting
• Retirement savings – a group retirement savings plan to help you build for the future
• Statutory protections – Canada/Québec Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and workers' compensation coverage
• Professional development budget, conference sponsorship, and book reimbursement
• If you find this role exciting, we encourage you to apply even if you think you don’t meet all of the requirements!
• We are not accepting agency submissions or recruiting firm support for this role. Unsolicited resumes will not be considered.
• 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 accommodations due to a disability.

Salary

Why You'll Love Working at Airbyte:

Responsibilities

• Customer Support & Troubleshooting
• Be the person customers can count on, responding via email, ticketing systems, and the occasional video call with the kind of clarity and care that turns frustrated users into loyal ones.
• Triage and prioritize incoming issues with urgency, consistently meeting SLA targets while leveraging AI tools to work smarter and resolve issues faster.
• Dig into complex issues across APIs, connectors, data pipelines, and SaaS integrations, not just finding workarounds but partnering with Engineering to get to the root cause and drive real fixes.
• Document and reproduce customer-reported bugs with enough detail that the right people can act on them quickly.
• Support embedded platform customers through onboarding and troubleshooting, including OAuth flows, widget tokens, scoped API tokens, and connector configuration.
• Get hands-on with customers who are building and debugging integrations, helping them navigate the Airbyte API and third-party APIs with confidence, from authentication and pagination to rate limiting, error handling, and webhooks.
• Test and validate API endpoints, review request/response payloads, and guide customers through integration best practices.
• Support customers with the Embedded API and Airbyte MCP, covering source creation, connector template management, and widget token authentication.
• Help customers building on the Airbyte Connector SDK find their footing, including YAML-based connector definitions, OpenAPI specs, and cassette-based testing workflows.
• Stay sharp on Airbyte's API surface, new connector releases, and platform updates so your guidance is always accurate and timely.
• Be the voice of the customer inside Airbyte, working closely with Engineering and Product to surface issues, advocate for feature requests, and make sure customer pain points actually influence the roadmap.
• Partner with the Engineering teams to relay platform-specific feedback, connector gaps, and SDK usability issues before they become bigger problems.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success for technical conversations, onboarding, and expansion efforts, bringing the kind of product depth that helps close and retain customers.
• Create and maintain internal and external knowledge base articles, troubleshooting guides, and API documentation to support scalability.
• Document research and troubleshooting processes to aid in faster ticket resolution and team knowledge-sharing.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements with AI that reduce support load and improve the customer experience.
• Spearhead initiatives to fill organizational or support gaps and take ownership of unique projects.
• 3+ years in technical support, data engineering, DevOps, QA, or a similar role supporting developers or technical users.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL, including OAuth, pagination, webhooks, rate limiting, and error handling.
• Proficiency with API testing tools like Postman or cURL.
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and data integration concepts including ELT/ETL workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts, clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and a growth mindset that keeps you improving even when things get hard.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to speed up troubleshooting or automate a workflow, such as agents, MCP, or prompt and context engineering. Tell us what you built.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and a natural self-starter.