DuckDB

embedded database, analytics, olap
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Let’s be honest, the data world didn’t need another database. But then along came DuckDB, promising analytical power directly within your applications, no server required. It arrived as a reaction to the tyranny of ETL pipelines and the sheer bloat of traditional data warehouses. The pitch? SQLite on steroids, optimized for analytical queries, and capable of handling surprisingly large datasets entirely in-process.

The reality is… it mostly delivers. It’s quite clever, really, though one does wonder if everyone fully appreciates just how much data it’s cheerfully cramming into memory. Think Pandas meets PostgreSQL, but without the operational overhead. While not a replacement for a full-blown data warehouse, it’s become a darling of the data science crowd, particularly for local data exploration and embedding analytics into applications. Increasingly, you'll find it powering analytical workloads where spinning up a cluster feels… excessive.

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(Senior) Data Engineer (f/m/x) @ audibene

DE | 2025-12-28
Audibene is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to own the data lifecycle end-to-end and build AI-ready data products rather than dashboards. The role centers on a modern stack—Airflow, Snowflake,... read more »
AI/ML, LLM, Analytics, Airflow, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Data Quality, dbt, ETL/ELT, Data Modelling, Cloud Computing, BigQuery, Redshift, AWS, GCP, Azure, Python, Management, ClickHouse, DuckDB, Data Streaming, Kafka, Redpanda, Kinesis, Go
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AVP/VP, Data Engineer, AI Alpha Group @ gic

SG | 2025-12-28
GIC's AI Alpha Group hires a Data Engineer who will craft scalable pipelines for AI training, inference, and retrieval, coordinate data resources, and wrestle with relational, vector, and graph... read more »
AI/ML, GenAI, Data Engineering, Data Quality, API, Computer Science, Analytics, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, Spark, Kafka, Data Modelling, ETL/ELT, Vector DB, Management, Agile/Scrum
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Masthead Data

Masthead is a data reliability platform built for Google Cloud, focused on detecting anomalies and ensuring smooth data pipeline operations. It offers real-time notifications for data issues and pipeline errors without direct access to your sensitive data.

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Associate/AVP, Data Engineer, AI Alpha Group @ gic

SG | 2025-12-27
GIC’s Data Engineer role sits at the awkward crossroads of enterprise governance and AI-led investing. You’ll design, implement, and run data pipelines that feed AI systems in a hedge fund-like,... read more »
AI/ML, GenAI, Data Engineering, API, Computer Science, Analytics, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, Spark, Data Modelling, ETL/ELT, Agile/Scrum
data engineer

Product Manager, Data Foundations @ stripe

US | 2025-12-25 | USD 214300 - 321500 / year
Stripe’s Data Foundations PM role entices you as a founding member of the product discipline, tasked with shaping data movement, storage, governance, and AI-enabled data products for Stripe’s... read more »
Data Quality, AI/ML, Dashboard, C, RAG, Analytics, Data Governance, Airflow, Spark, Flink, Iceberg, Trino, dbt, Management, AWS Lambda, Go, DuckDB