Senior Software Engineer - Postgres

Details

Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is a fast-growing private cloud company focused on real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. ClickHouse is launching a strategic Postgres initiative to extend its developer-first cloud platform so teams can integrate Postgres with ClickHouse and power end-to-end data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in ClickHouse Cloud.
• Extend the platform control plane (written in Ruby, Go, and TypeScript) to support new Postgres capabilities.
• Contribute to PostgreSQL extensions and data plane agents written in C, C++ or Rust.
• Contribute to automation and tooling that simplify cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.
• Develop APIs and integrations that expose new Postgres functionality to customers and internal systems.
• Improve observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations, contributing to the overall reliability and velocity of the team.
• Operate with autonomy — identify opportunities, drive execution, and deliver meaningful impact.

Requirements

• Experience: 6+ years in software engineering, ideally with experience building or operating database or cloud platform systems.
• Postgres expertise: Deep understanding of Postgres — configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.
• Technical skills:
  • Strong programming experience in one or several of Ruby, Go, Rust, C or Python (and willingness to work across languages).
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
  • Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.
• Mindset: Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and comfortable with both greenfield development and operational ownership.
• Flexibility: Willing to contribute across backend APIs, platform automation, Postgres internals, and debugging.
• Collaboration: Strong communicator who works effectively across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Ownership: Operate with a founder’s mindset — take initiative, move quickly, and care about outcomes.

Compensation

• Typical starting salary for this role in the United States: $140,000 - $208,000 USD.
• Typical starting salary for this role in US Premium Markets (e.g., San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Metro Area): $155,000 - $230,000 USD.

Perks

• Flexible work environment; remote-friendly and operating in 20+ countries.
• Employer contributions towards healthcare.
• Equity (stock options) for new team members.
• Flexible time off in the US; generous entitlement in other countries.
• $500 home office setup for remote employees.
• Global company gatherings and offsites.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination. See the applicant privacy notice linked in the posting for details.