Head of Engineering ($200K – $250K + Equity) at Duckbill

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network The next step is to speak to Jack . Job Title: Head of Engineering Salary: $200K – $250K + Equity Company Description: Duckbill - Heavybit-backed Cloud FinOps SaaS Job Description: 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. Location: San Francisco, USA 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. 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. The ideal candidate: 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. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. Next steps Step 1. Visit our website . Step 2. Click 'Talk to Jack' . Step 3. Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions. Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role. Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction. Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.

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