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- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Go @ 4
Kubernetes @ 3
Ruby @ 4
Terraform @ 3
TypeScript @ 4
Python @ 7
CI/CD @ 3
Distributed Systems @ 4
PostgreSQL @ 4
SRE @ 4
Rust @ 4
Debugging @ 4
API @ 4
Observability @ 4
AI @ 4
ClickHouse @ 4
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
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.