As Head of Engineering, you will lead the development of Skyway, a sophisticated platform for cloud financial data. This is a builder-first role where you will ship code daily while scaling an elite engineering team. You will architect systems capable of processing terabytes of complex billing data and manage high-stakes technical decisions.
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San Francisco, USA$200K – $250K + Equity
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Head of Engineering at Duckbill — Cloud Cost Management Platform
Are you ready to solve the most complex data problems in the $47B public cloud market? Duckbill is looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the charge on Skyway, their new cloud financial data platform. This isn't a desk-jockey management role—you'll be shipping code daily, architecting systems for terabyte-scale datasets, and building an elite team from the ground up. Backed by Heavybit and Uncork Capital, Duckbill already owns the largest AWS community in the world. If you're a builder who thrives on autonomy and hard data challenges, this SF-based role is your chance to define the future of FinOps.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Ship production-ready code daily and eliminate architectural bottlenecks to ensure the team maintains high development velocity.
- Recruit and mentor a world-class engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and rapid execution.
- Design and scale data infrastructure using Python, ClickHouse, and Airflow to support a 50x increase in data volume.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience building and recruiting high-performing engineering teams as a Director or VP of Engineering.
- Deep expertise in data infrastructure, including large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines and columnar storage solutions.
- Pragmatic "builder" mindset with a preference for shipping working software over long-term planning and corporate bureaucracy.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Rare opportunity to join as a foundational leader at a company that raised $7.75M from Heavybit and Uncork Capital with established product-market fit.
- Significant technical challenge managing near-unbounded data cardinality and recalculating billing models for thousands of cloud providers.
- Leverage an "unfair advantage" with access to the world's largest AWS community and seven years of proprietary customer research.
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