Senior Software Engineer - Postgres

📍 Canada

USD 154,000-238,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

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API @ 3 CI/CD @ 3 ClickHouse Communication @ 7 Debugging @ 6 Distributed Systems @ 4 Go @ 7 Kubernetes @ 3 Observability PostgreSQL Python @ 7 Ruby @ 7 Rust @ 7 SRE Terraform @ 3 TypeScript

Details

ClickHouse is launching a strategic Postgres initiative to extend its developer-first cloud platform, enabling teams to integrate Postgres with ClickHouse and power end-to-end data workflows. This is a flexible, full-stack systems role focused on control plane services, automation, operational tooling, and developer experience.

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.
Build automation and tooling to 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.
Identify opportunities, drive execution, and deliver meaningful impact with autonomy.

Requirements

6+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building or operating database or cloud platform systems.
Deep understanding of Postgres configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.
Strong programming experience in one or more of Ruby, Go, Rust, C, or Python, with willingness to work across languages.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.
Pragmatic, detail-oriented approach and comfort with both greenfield development and operational ownership.
Flexibility to contribute across backend APIs, platform automation, Postgres internals, and debugging.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
A founder's mindset, including initiative, speed, and strong ownership of outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible work environment at a globally distributed, remote-friendly company operating in more than 20 countries.
Employer contributions toward healthcare.
Company equity through stock options for new team members.
Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries.
$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.
Opportunities to participate in company-wide global gatherings and offsites.