Customer Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Partner with Account Executives to lead the technical side of sales, from discovery through to technical win
• ▹Design elegant data architectures using DuckDB, MotherDuck, and the modern data stack, always with simplicity and performance in mind
• ▹Create and deliver tailored demos and proof-of-concepts that get customers excited
• ▹Translate business needs into scalable, cost-effective, and delightful technical solutions
• ▹Work cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to bring customer feedback into the roadmap
• ▹Be a trusted technical advisor, helping customers navigate their journey with MotherDuck from pilot to production
• ▹Build and deploy AI-powered automations that scale your own impact

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience as a data engineer, analytics engineer, or similar, with hands-on skills in SQL, Python, and cloud-native data tooling
• ▹2+ years in a pre-sales or solutions engineering role, ideally in the data or analytics space
• ▹Proven, hands-on experience with OLAP workloads, designing and optimizing for analytical query patterns
• ▹Real, hands-on experience building with or alongside AI systems, not just using AI tools but automating workflows and building agents
• ▹Experience with tools like BigQuery, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, and curiosity about the modern data stack
• ▹Experience with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or other agent harnesses to empower yourself and others
• ▹A love of talking to customers, whiteboarding solutions, and presenting confidently to technical and non-technical audiences
• ▹Deep familiarity with data warehouse architecture, performance optimization, and data modeling
• ▹Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with DuckDB and/or MotherDuck, or at least a strong curiosity to learn and dive deep

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive salary and stock options
• ▹100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, plus 85% coverage for dependents
• ▹Flexible PTO
• ▹401(k) plan
• ▹Flexible work environment, specifics role-dependent and agreed with your manager

About the company

MotherDuck is building a cloud-hosted version of DuckDB, working with the creators of the fastest-growing query engine to unify local development with cloud operations. The engineering team works across hubs in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and Amsterdam.