Developer Experience Engineer & Writer

About MotherDuck

Don’t let the quirky name fool you: At MotherDuck, we’re on a mission to make data warehousing fun, frictionless, and ducking awesome for developers and data practitioners building blazing fast internal and customer-facing analytics experiences. We're 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.

What you will do

We're seeking a Developer Experience Engineer and Writer to create world-class documentation, sample applications, and educational content that makes developers and data practitioners successful with MotherDuck. You'll combine technical expertise in the modern data stack with exceptional writing skills to transform complex data workflows into clear, actionable guidance.

You'll serve as the bridge between engineering innovations and user success, working closely with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to document features, create comprehensive tutorials, and build educational resources that accelerate adoption.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Content Creation & Documentation

• Write comprehensive technical documentation based on hands-on experience with MotherDuck features

• Create step-by-step guides for users to understand the product UI, SQL syntax and how to use MotherDuck and DuckDB from various programming languages

• Build code examples and working examples that showcase product capabilities

• Author technical blog posts and articles that educate our developer community

• Collaborate with engineering during feature development to ensure optimal developer experience

Developer Relations & Community Engagement

• Partner with product marketing on go-to-market content addressing user challenges

• Engage with our developer community to identify pain points and documentation needs

• Create educational content for conferences, webinars, and community events

• Contribute to open source documentation and community resources

Quality & Standards

• Ensure content accuracy, consistency, and adherence to best practices

• Maintain up-to-date documentation across platforms

• Test all code examples and technical procedures to ensure accuracy

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to validate technical accuracy

What you bring:

• 3-8 years of technical writing experience in data/analytics, developer tools, modern data stack companies, or equivalent

• Hands-on experience as a data engineer, analytics engineer, data analyst, data scientist, software engineer, or equivalent

• Deep understanding of modern data stack (dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, Looker, etc.)

• Proficiency in Python and/or other programming languages, plus analytical SQL

• Proven ability to write clear technical documentation from scratch based on personal product experience

• Strong project management skills for concurrent projects in fast-paced environments

• Customer success mindset with experience gathering and acting on user feedback

• Experience collaborating with engineering teams and technical stakeholders

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, distributed team environment

• Portfolio demonstrating high-quality technical writing for developer audiences

What people should be saying if you’re doing ducking awesome:

• “Omg, MotherDuck’s docs are ducking awesome. I found exactly what I was looking for to get up to speed with MotherDuck and how it’s different from other data warehouses I’ve worked with.”

• “I’m a software engineer in charge of building analytics into our application. Although I don’t understand the modern data stack world very well, I was able to easily understand how MotherDuck works and dive right into their tutorial on customer facing analytics.”

• “MotherDuck has a fun brand and their docs incorporated just enough brand in them to make my job more interesting, while still enabling me to understand all the required SQL syntax.”

What we provide:

• For US:

  • 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 80% 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.

  • Legendary company events – we bring the whole flock together twice a year for unforgettable summits in fun locations, plus 1-2 team gatherings a year to keep our bonds strong.

  • 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.

  For Amsterdam:

  • Competitive salary and stock options so you have a stake in our flock’s success.

  • Flexible time off – take the time you need to recharge, explore, or just have a lazy day by the pond.

  • A good pension plan

  • Legendary company events – we bring the whole flock together twice a year for unforgettable summits in fun locations, plus 1-2 team gatherings a year to keep our bonds strong.

  • 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. We have to warn you though, most of us like the office so much we come anyway. It’s on the river Ij, with a great lunch every day.

Please Apply

Does this role sound appealing to you, but you’re missing some of the requirements or don’t quite think you’re qualified?  Please apply anyway. Research has shown that underrepresented groups in technology often shy away from roles which aren’t a 100% match. We aim to build a diverse team and will strongly consider applicants who bring many of the requirements plus have other experiences which round out their qualifications.

MotherDuck is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. MotherDuck is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.