Software Engineer, MotherDuck
Database
$140-275k
+ Equity
Data analytics platform
Job no longer available
Data analytics platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$140-275k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To radically transform the data analyst user experience.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of years of experience in software development, with a focus on backend development
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related
- Solid experience in designing and developing backend database systems, preferably for cloud-based applications
- Strong experience with backend programming languages (C++, Java, etc..) and libraries
- Strong understanding of databases, query optimization, and data indexing is a plus
- Familiarity with cloud-based database services and distributed computing concepts
- Experience with big data technologies and data warehousing
- Experience with SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL and DuckDB
- Experience with version control systems and collaborative development practices
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and adapt to evolving project needs
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail
- Sense of fun, ability to not take yourself too seriously
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on our team, you will help design and build our systems, gain thorough understanding on how DuckDB (and databases in general) work, and bridge the gap between an extremely efficient SaaS platform and blazingly fast local computation
- Design and implement features in what we call hybrid-execution - running queries that are executed both on a local DuckDB instance and a DuckDB backend in the Cloud
- Learn, become a DuckDB expert, and share that knowledge with other MotherDuck engineers and our users
- Collaborate with frontend and platform engineering teams to ensure our product functions seamlessly
- Optimize database performance, network throughput, and reliability to provide a smooth and efficient user experience
- Be in direct contact with our users, help identifying and work to fix root causes in your area of expertise
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes
- Work closely with the product teams as we design features, providing technical guidance and insights
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.
Recently securing funding, 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.
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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 values
- Flexibility
- Thoughtfulness
- Unorthodoxy
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
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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.
Leila Horejsi
(Co-Founder)Over 20 years of experience designing and driving strategy, building organizations and executing against sales, expansion and retention goals.
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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