Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Details

ClickHouse Cloud Infrastructure team builds and manages the foundational blocks of ClickHouse Cloud data plane end-to-end, including compute, networking, security, and a multi-cloud, multi-region architecture that provides a reliable and scalable managed ClickHouse experience for customers. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure, improving availability, performance, cost efficiency, and building security components and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure.
• Build a cloud-native platform on top of public cloud and automate cloud resource management.
• Work closely with ClickHouse core database development and security teams to produce the SaaS offering.
• Work on routing and traffic components to improve reliability and scalability of the cloud service.
• Systematically improve availability by applying industry and distributed-systems best practices.
• Design and build security components and tooling: firewall, PKI and certificate infrastructure, zero trust networking, etc.
• Improve performance and cost efficiency of infrastructure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.
• Software development experience in Go, C/C++, Java, or another OOP language.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience developing cloud infrastructure services, preferably with Kubernetes.
• Experience developing cloud-native edge or service mesh services, preferably with Envoy and Istio.
• Experience leading and shipping large-scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers.
• Understanding of network topologies, protocols, and security principles (VPNs, firewalls, load balancers).
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards like SOC2 and GDPR.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work within a global team.
• Strong problem-solving and production debugging skills.
• Passion for efficiency, availability, scalability, and data governance.
• High level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability.

Compensation

The typical starting salary for this role in the US is:

$133,450 - $197,200 USD

The typical starting salary for this role in US Premium Markets is:

$157,000 - $232,000 USD

For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations (Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Seattle, WA; New York City Metro Area) a premium market range may apply. These ranges reflect the minimum and maximum pay believed to be reasonable at the time of posting; actual compensation may be higher or lower and depends on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, and performance. Questions about compensation: [email protected]

Perks / Benefits

• Flexible work environment; ClickHouse is globally distributed and remote-friendly.
• Employer contributions towards healthcare.
• Equity in the company (stock options).
• Flexible time off in the US; generous entitlement in other countries.
• $500 home office setup for remote employees.
• Global gatherings and company-wide offsites.

About ClickHouse

Established in 2009, ClickHouse is an open-source column-oriented database system focused on being the fastest OLAP database. ClickHouse Cloud is available on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba, and is used by enterprises such as Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, and HubSpot.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination. See the applicant privacy notice at https://clickhouse.com/legal/applicant-privacy-notice.