Software Engineer working on database integrations at ClickHouse, focusing on high-throughput data systems and reliability. Collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to drive product innovation.
Responsibilities
Build data-intensive systems
Design and develop high-throughput integrations with databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB), data lakes (Iceberg, Delta Lake), and data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake).
Handle edge cases in real-world production scenarios: unconventional database setups, internals of data types, database upgrades/failovers, large transactions, etc.
Design integration solutions to enable users to fully harness ClickHouse's performance and throughput.
Own end-to-end reliability
Debug complex issues in production leveraging runtime diagnostics (e.g. pprof, parca) and observability tools (e.g. metrics, logging, tracing).
Build and improve infrastructure and tools to increase system reliability, reduce incident response time, and simplify/automate operations.
Write clear documentation, both publicly and internally.
Participate in on-call rotation.
Drive product innovation
Work directly with customers to understand integration requirements and discover gaps in existing product.
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure operational efficiency.
Lead technical discussions and influence product roadmaps.
Requirements
5+ years of industry experience building data-intensive software solutions.
Proficient in Go, or experienced in systems programming with willingness to ramp up quickly in Go.
Cloud-native experience deploying and operating services on at least one major cloud platform (AWS/GCP/Azure).
Practical experience with Kubernetes.
Strong problem solver and solid production debugging skills.
Clear communication in writing (design docs, code review) and verbally (technical discussions, customer calls, incident response).
Bonus Points
Experience with database replication technologies (CDC, logical replication).
Experience with durable execution frameworks (Temporal).
Experience with data formats and protocols (Avro, Parquet, Protobuf).
Experience with modern data processing frameworks (e.g. Kafka, Spark, Flink).
Experience with maintaining/contributing to open-source software.
Benefits
Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
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