ClickHouse

<html><body><div class="job__description body"><div><h3>About ClickHouse</h3>Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With over 2,000 customers and ARR that has more than quadrupled over the past year, ClickHouse leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. ClickHouse’s incredible momentum was confirmed in its recent $350M Series C financing that included new, tier one investors, Khosla Ventures, BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. We’re on a mission to transform how companies use data. Come be a part of our journey!</div><div>ClickHouse is launching a strategic Postgres initiative to extend our developer-first cloud platform, so teams can easily integrate Postgres with ClickHouse and power end-to-end data workflows.We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team building this platform. You’ll work across a range of areas — from control plane services and automation to operational tooling and developer experience. This is a flexible, full-stack systems role for an engineer who thrives in environments where boundaries are fluid, problems are complex, and impact is tangible.<hr/><h3>What You’ll Do</h3><ul><li>Design and build backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in ClickHouse Cloud.</li><li>Extend our platform control plane — written in Ruby, Go, and TypeScript — to support new Postgres capabilities.</li><li>Contribute to automation and tooling that simplify cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.</li><li>Develop APIs and integrations that expose new Postgres functionality to customers and internal systems.</li><li>Improve observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.</li><li>Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations, contributing to the overall reliability and velocity of the team.</li><li>Operate with autonomy — identifying opportunities, driving execution, and delivering meaningful impact.</li></ul><hr/><h3>About You</h3><ul><li>Experience: 6+ years in software engineering, ideally with experience building or operating database or cloud platform systems.</li><li>Postgres Expertise: Deep understanding of Postgres — configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.</li><li>Technical Skills:<ul><li>Strong programming experience in Ruby, Go, or Python (or willingness to work across languages).</li><li>Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD).</li><li>Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.</li></ul></li><li>Mindset: Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and comfortable with both greenfield development and operational ownership.</li><li>Flexibility: Happy to contribute where needed — from backend APIs and platform automation to Postgres internals and debugging.</li><li>Collaboration: Strong communicator who works effectively across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.</li><li>Ownership: You operate with a founder’s mindset — take initiative, move quickly, and care deeply about outcomes.</li></ul><hr/><h3>Why Join Us</h3><ul><li>Be part of a strategic new offering that expands the scope and impact of ClickHouse Cloud.</li><li>Work with cutting-edge database and infrastructure technologies at scale.</li><li>Operate with high autonomy in a small, focused team that values deep expertise and collaboration.</li><li>Shape foundational systems for reliability, automation, and developer experience in managed database.</li></ul>#LI-remote</div><div><h3>Compensation</h3>For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as Los Angeles, CA, the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, the Seattle, WA, Area, and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed.These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:paytransparency@clickhouse.com">paytransparency@clickhouse.com</a>.<h3>Perks</h3><ul><li>Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.</li><li>Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.</li><li>Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.</li><li>Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.</li><li>A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.</li><li>Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.</li></ul>Culture - We All Shape ItAs part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. Are you interested in finding out more about our culture?  Learn more about our values <a href="https://clickhouse.com/company/careers">here</a>.  Check out our<a href="https://clickhouse.com/blog"> blog posts</a> or follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/clickhouseinc/life/0c1ee7f4-2129-488d-b413-e7f6270659fd/?viewAsMember=true">LinkedIn</a> to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.Equal Opportunity & Privacy ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please see <a href="https://clickhouse.com/legal/applicant-privacy-notice" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.elastic.co/legal/applicant-privacy-statement&source=gmail&ust=1611068262479000&usg=AFQjCNG3orAPk5sJIr9WVm0ZDxYw82c5DA">here</a> for our Privacy Statement.</div></div></body></html>

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