Software Engineer, MotherDuck
Ecosystems
$140-240k
+ Equity + Stock Options
Data analytics platform
Open for applications
Data analytics platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$140-240k
+ Equity + Stock Options
21-100 employees
Company mission
To radically transform the data analyst user experience.
Role
Who you are
- Experience building software and chasing bugs in the real world
- Experience with data analytics tooling (ELT, transformation, BI tools) preferred
- Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL or DuckDB
- Proficiency in at least two of the following languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, C++, or Java
- Comfortable working independently and knowing when to ask for help
- A thoughtful approach to solving ambiguous problems and identifying emerging patterns in user needs
- Clear, kind communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment
- Degree in Computer Science or related preferred
- "When something breaks in a weird way, they’re the first to jump in with a repro or insight that no one else has seen yet."
- "They’re always asking great questions that make us think about the bigger picture."
- "They make partner integrations feel effortless—even when the tech is anything but."
What the job involves
- The Ecosystems team at MotherDuck ensures that our platform can be seamlessly integrated into our customers' preferred data stack
- Our work is as varied as our customers' use-cases—from crafting performant integration libraries to collaborating with external teams building notebooks, pipelines, and orchestration systems that rely on DuckDB
- We’re often the first to explore how new tools and technologies fit into real-world data workflows, which means we get to shape how MotherDuck is used in the wild
- If you enjoy working at the intersection of product, infrastructure, and partner enablement, you’ll feel right at home here
- Build and maintain high-quality APIs and integrations with data tools like notebooks, ELT pipelines, and orchestration systems
- Collaborate with ecosystem partners to help them build integrations with MotherDuck
- Identify common patterns across customers and partners, and advocate for features or tooling that make integration easier and more robust
- Troubleshoot bugs across the stack, from head-scratching edge cases to high-impact user issues
- Use your experience from integration work to unblock and teach other engineers and our support squad
- Dive into new tools, frameworks, and problem spaces with curiosity and a learning mindset
Our take
In the increasingly complex landscape of data analytics, the challenges faced in managing and extracting meaningful insights from large datasets are on the rise. Conventional approaches, often involving distributed architectures and petabyte-scale data solutions, can be cumbersome, expensive, and less user-friendly for the majority of users who do not operate at such a large scale.
MotherDuck, recognizing this issue, has emerged as a solution provider with its serverless, user-friendly data analytics platform. Leveraging the power of the open-source database DuckDB, MotherDuck aims to simplify the scale-up approach to SQL analytics, offering a faster, more cost-effective alternative for the 95% of analysts who do not require petabyte-scale data solutions.
Having secured funding in 2023, the company is now well-positioned to further enhance its platform and expand its user base. As MotherDuck continues to collaborate closely with the DuckDB team and integrate user feedback for enhancements, the company is also poised to play a pivotal role in the evolution of serverless data analytics.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2023
$52.5m
SERIES B
Nov 2022
$35m
SERIES A
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- 401k plan
- Regular offsites in hub or exotic locations
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees (plus 80% paid medical, dental, and vision for dependents)
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jordan Tigani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the CPO at SingleStore. Prior to that, they were a Product Leader, Engineering Leader, and Founding Engineer on Google BigQuery.
Ryan Boyd
(Co-Founder)Currently a Partner at HyperGrowth as well as an Advisor at SparrowLabs. With a background in Coding, Leadership, and Management working at Google, Flux, and Databricks.
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