Customer Engineer

MotherDuck • New York, NY

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

At MotherDuck, we are on a mission to make data warehousing fun, frictionless, and awesome for developers and data practitioners building blazing fast internal and customer-facing analytics experiences. We are building a cloud-hosted version of DuckDB, working hand-in-hand with the creators of the fastest-growing and fastest-improving query engine on the planet. Unlike other databases, MotherDuck was architected to unify local development with cloud operations to bridge the gap between software and data engineering workflows. Our team is a mix of thoughtful, passionate, and empathetic data industry veterans. We are building a delightful, cloud-native analytics platform powered by DuckDB, believing in simplifying data without dumbing it down. This role is for someone who has experience in data engineering and is ready for a customer-facing role, acting as the technical tailwind for the sales team to demonstrate how MotherDuck can solve data challenges.

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... you've designed and optimized for analytical query patterns.
• You've built with or alongside AI systems in a real way... not just using AI tools to go a bit faster, but actually automating workflows, building agents, and multiplying your own output through smart systems.
• You've worked with tools like BigQuery, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, and you're always curious about what's hatching in the modern data stack.
• You’ve worked with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or other agent harnesses to empower yourself and others.
• You love talking to customers, whiteboarding solutions, and quacking confidently in front of both 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 Haves

• Experience with DuckDB and/or MotherDuck (or at least a strong curiosity to learn and dive deep).

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 really get customers flapping with excitement.
• Translate business needs into scalable, cost-effective, and delightful technical solutions.
• Work cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to bring customer feedback to the nest and shape 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... think less manual prep, more time wowing customers.

Benefits

• Feather-ruffling compensation – competitive salary and stock options so you have a stake in our flock’s success.
• Top-notch healthcare coverage – 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, plus 85% 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.
• Flexible work environment - spend most of the week in the office collaborating with the flock, and work from wherever you're most productive the rest of the time. Specifics are role dependent and as agreed upon with your manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed