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Duckbill

Duckbill

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San Francisco, United States$200k-$250k + Equity

Head of Engineering at Heavybit and Uncork Capital-backed cloud financial platform

Tired of solving the wrong problems in cloud cost management? Join a seed-stage powerhouse backed by Uncork and Heavybit that is redefining how the Fortune 500 handles cloud financial data. We've spent seven years researching this problem and are now building the definitive platform to solve it. We're looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the charge—this is a hands-on builder role where you'll ship daily, design architecture for 50x scale, and recruit a top-tier team in San Francisco. If you thrive on hard data problems and high autonomy, this is your next career-defining move.

Overview

Role overview

Own the architecture and execution of a cloud financial data platform processing hundreds of millions of rows monthly. As the technical leader of a seed-stage team, you will ship code daily while scaling a high-performance engineering culture to solve complex data cardinality and multi-cloud billing challenges for Fortune 500 enterprises.

Company

Duckbill

Duckbill

Enterprise b2b15 employees

Heavybit and Uncork Capital-backed cloud financial data platform

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Lead daily shipping and set a high-velocity pace by personally contributing to the codebase and removing architectural or process bottlenecks.
  • Design and evolve a robust data infrastructure using Python, ClickHouse, and Airflow capable of 50x growth in data volume and complexity.
  • Recruit and mentor a world-class engineering team, fostering a culture of excellence where engineers do the best work of their careers.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • Proven track record as a Director, VP, or founder who thrives in seed-stage ambiguity and remains a hands-on technical contributor.
  • Deep expertise in data infrastructure, large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines, and managing complex datasets with near-unbounded cardinality.
  • Enthusiastic about AI-assisted development and building product-focused engineering teams rather than purely infrastructure or operations-focused organizations.

What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • Significant market leverage with $7.75M in fresh funding and a built-in audience of 35,000 AWS community members and Fortune 100 relationships.
  • Unique hybrid model where seven years of domain-leading consulting insights fuel the product roadmap for a $47B total addressable market.
  • High-autonomy builder role where you define the technical standards and grow the team from the ground floor in a high-transparency, no-politics environment.

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