Senior Cloud Data Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Overview

Senior Cloud Data Infrastructure Engineer role at ClickHouse

ClickHouse is a leading provider of an open-source column-oriented database system. It enables real-time analytical reporting through SQL queries, emphasizing speed with growing data volumes. ClickHouse Cloud is available as open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.

What will you do

• Build a cutting-edge Cloud Native platform on top of the public cloud.
• Improve the metrics pipeline and develop algorithms to generate better autoscaling statistics and recommendations.
• Work on the autoscale and Kubernetes operator to support seamless vertical and horizontal auto-scaling.
• Collaborate with the ClickHouse core development team and other data plane teams to support auto-scaling use cases and other infrastructure improvements.
• Architect, build, and maintain a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure.

About you

• 5+ years of experience in software development building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Experience building operators with Kubernetes and controller runtime.
• Production experience with programming languages like Go or C++.
• Experience with on-call, production debugging, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Expertise with a public cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) and IaaS offerings (e.g., EC2).
• Experience with data storage, ingestion, and transformation (Spark, Kafka or similar).
• Passion for solving data problems at scale.
• Experience with Python (e.g., uvicorn, FastAPI) and data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy) is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across engineering teams.

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range is listed above. In certain locations, a premium market range may apply. These ranges reflect the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting and may be adjusted. Actual compensation depends on factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skills, location, and business needs. For questions about compensation, please contact paytransparency@clickhouse.com.

Perks

• Flexible work environment – ClickHouse is globally distributed and remote-friendly, operating in 20 countries.
• Healthcare – Employer contributions towards healthcare.
• Equity – Stock options for new team members.
• Time off – Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlements in other countries.
• Home office stipend – $500 for remote employees.
• Global gatherings – Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. Learn more about our values on our blog, LinkedIn, or the company site.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Please see our Privacy Statement for more information.