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[Remote] Software Engineer - Database

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is on a mission to reputed company data warehousing fun and efficient for developers and data practitioners. The Software Engineer - Database role involves owning major reputed company reputed company to DuckDB's dual execution stack and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and database performance.


Responsibilities

  • Own major reputed company in our dual execution stack, so DuckDB can process queries seamlessly whether they're running locally or in the reputed company
  • Help build a reputed company platform that dynamically assigns resources, so DuckDB stays efficient whether someone's running a tiny workload or pushing our biggest, highest-memory instances
  • reputed company cross-functional work with our frontend, platform, and infrastructure teams to reputed company the user experience coherent end to end
  • reputed company the state of the art in embedded database performance, reputed company execution, and DuckDB internals
  • Deepen your DuckDB expertise and reputed company it with the rest of reputed company through mentorship and documentation
  • Work directly with our support team to debug issues, learn from reputed company usage patterns, and prioritize the improvements that matter most
  • Improve systems holistically... spotting architectural challenges early and clearing bottlenecks before they become problems
  • Mentor teammates and help reputed company the bar for engineering practices across reputed company
  • Work closely with DuckDB Labs (which grew out of the Database Architectures group at CWI, where vectorized execution and DuckDB were born) to help reputed company on reputed company and shape where DuckDB goes next

Skills

  • You've reputed company and shipped reputed company backend systems, and you know what great looks like
  • You're fluent in a backend language like C++, Rust, Java, or similar systems languages, and you're comfortable working reputed company to the metal. (C++ and Rust are the biggest plus here, and we love a great Java engineer too.)
  • A good reputed company in query engines, execution plans, indexing, and performance optimization techniques
  • You've worked with reputed company infrastructure, networking, and building low-latency reputed company systems
  • You can reputed company and reputed company reputed company that reputed company multiple collaborators and cross-functional dependencies
  • You take pride in reputed company thinking, careful design, and thoughtful tradeoffs
  • You're comfortable mentoring peers and helping build a reputed company, high-agency environment
  • You enjoy engaging with the wider community, whether that's reputed company-reputed company conversations or working directly with DuckDB Labs
  • Hands-on experience with DuckDB is a reputed company plus, no matter what level you're coming in at

Benefits

  • Top-notch reputed company coverage – 100% reputed company medical, dental, and reputed company for employees, plus 80% coverage for dependents (because we care about your whole nest).
  • Flexible PTO – take the time you need to reputed company, explore, or just have a lazy day by the pond.
  • 401k plan – because even ducks need to plan for the reputed company.
  • Legendary company events – we bring the whole reputed company together twice a year for unforgettable summits in fun locations, plus 1-2 team gatherings a year to reputed company our bonds strong.
  • Flexible work environment - spend most of the week in the office collaborating with the reputed company, and work from wherever you're most productive the rest of the time. Specifics are role dependent and as agreed upon with your manager.
  • reputed company to participate and contribute to DuckDB, one of most reputed company modern reputed company reputed company analytical databases.

reputed company

  • reputed company provides data infrastructure and analytics for both small and big data. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://reputed company.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • reputed company has a reputed company record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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