Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Software Engineer - Infrastructure
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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.
MotherDucks infrastructure team builds the systems and tools that make our platform reliable secure and easy to operate. Were hiring engineers who enjoy automating everything designing for observability and resilience and making it easy for the rest of the team to ship and operate high-quality software.
If youre energized by a blend of cloud systems work software development and operational strategy wed love to hear from you.
What you will do
Build and maintain infrastructure components using Go and Python across areas such as compute networking and storage
Design and improve CI/CD pipelines that enable safe and fast software delivery
Implement observability tooling and dashboards that surface system health and improve oncall effectiveness
Automate operational workflows to reduce manual intervention and increase consistency
Collaborate with product and backend teams to embed operational best practices into product development
Participate in incident response and ongoing efforts to improve system reliability and security
What Were Looking For:
Experience working with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS Kubernetes Terraform etc.)
Strong programming skills and the ability to design software systems that are secure scalable and maintainable
Familiarity with observability tooling such as Prometheus Grafana or OpenTelemetry
A strong sense of ownership and a pragmatic approach to engineering tradeoffs
Interest in building internal tools and automation to make development and operations easier for others
Example Projects:
Autoscaling in the EU region and private link networking
Secure CI/CD pipelines with built-in observability
Logging frameworks to support cross-system debugging
What people should be saying if youre doing ducking awesome
Their automation saved me hours this week and I didnt even have to ask.
Our oncall pages are quieter because of the systems they built.
They made our CI/CD pipeline so smooth I almost miss the old chaos almost.
Every dashboard they touch actually tells me something useful.
I trust our infrastructure more now because they think three steps ahead.
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
