Software Engineer - Full Stack
Software Engineer - Full Stack
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About MotherDuck
Dont let the quirky name fool you! Were on a mission to radically transform the data analyst user experience. We empower and delight analysts using a novel cloud architecture built on top of DuckDB an open source foundation with a vibrant community. Our team is a diverse mix of passionate collaborative and empathetic data industry veterans from Google Amazon Meta Snowflake Looker SingleStore Databricks and the like.
Were shaking up assumptions on how data should be done! We empower and delight data practitioners using a novel cloud architecture. We believe in the power of single node databases built on top of DuckDB an open source foundation with a vibrant community.
Our engineering team comes from a wide mix of backgrounds running the gamut from data experts to generalists from big tech to start ups and SaaS companies to government and finance.
But no matter where weve come from were passionate collaborative and customer-focused. We work together as a team from across our engineering hubs in Seattle San Francisco New York and Amsterdam.
Were looking for software engineers who thrive in a generalist role engineers who enjoy solving meaningful problems across the stack and are comfortable navigating ambiguity to deliver durable solutions.
As a software engineer at MotherDuck youll collaborate with teammates across frontend backend and infrastructure to design and build reliable systems implement product features improve performance and create delightful developer and user experiences. Youll help define not just what we build but how we build it shaping both the platform and the culture of our growing engineering organization.
What Youll Do:
Work across the stack to design build and maintain high-impact product features and internal tools
Investigate and resolve complex technical issues that may span services layers or teams
Contribute to system architecture and design decisions as we scale the platform
Write clear maintainable code in multiple languages including Go C Python and TypeScript
Collaborate with product design and other engineers to define and implement solutions that align with user needs
Participate in code reviews design discussions and customer or production oncall rotations
What Were Looking For:
Proficiency in multiple programming languages and eagerness to learn new ones
Experience building and operating production-grade systems
Strong debugging skills and comfort navigating ambiguity
Thoughtfulness in balancing short-term execution with long-term maintainability
Curiosity empathy and a collaborative working style
Example Projects:
Develop a crisp API for customers to manage their organization.
Add a new component to our UI
Improve our integration with dbt
Develop secure user impersonation and role-based access control
Optimize our internal metadata to improve performance
What people should be saying if youre doing ducking awesome
They can jump into any part of the codebase and make an impact.
They connect the dots between teams and make complex problems feel simpler.
Every feature they ship works beautifully across the stack.
They bring clarity when things feel ambiguous.
What we provide
Feather-ruffling compensation competitive salary and stock options so you have a stake in our flocks success.
Top-notch healthcare coverage 100% paid medical dental and vision for employees plus 80% coverage for dependents (because we care about your whole nest).
Flexible PTO take the time you need to recharge explore or just have a lazy day by the pond.
401k plan because even ducks need to plan for the future.
Legendary company events we bring the whole flock together twice a year for unforgettable summits in fun locations plus 1-2 team gatherings a year to keep our bonds strong.
Hybrid work environment Spend three days a week in the office collaborating with the flock and work from wherever youre most productive the rest of the timewhether thats your home office a coffee shop or a peaceful lakeside retreat.
Our Process
Round 1: Interview with our Talent Partner (30min)
Round 2: Technical Screen with one of our Tech Leads (30min)
Round 3: 4 meetings with members of the team (60min each)
Round 4: Values interview with our CEO/Founder (45min)
Please Apply
Does this role sound appealing to you but youre missing some of the requirements or dont quite think youre qualified Please apply anyway. Research has shown that underrepresented groups in technology often shy away from roles which arent a 100% match. We aim to build a diverse team and will strongly consider applicants who bring many of the requirements plus have other experiences which round out their qualifications.
MotherDuck is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. MotherDuck is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Employment Type
Full-Time
