Site Reliability Engineer - Core C++ Team

at ClickHouse
📍 United States
USD 130,000-210,000 per year
SENIOR
✅ Remote

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Python @ 4 SQL @ 4 GCP @ 4 AWS @ 4 Azure @ 4 Communication @ 4 Debugging @ 7 QA @ 7 OLAP @ 4

Details

ClickHouse is a leading open-source column-oriented database system aimed at being the fastest OLAP database. The company serves global enterprises by enabling real-time analytical reports through SQL queries. ClickHouse Cloud is available on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.

Responsibilities

  • Continuously improve the reliability and performance of ClickHouse core.
  • Develop and refine metrics and alerts to preemptively identify and prevent production problems.
  • Investigate common customer issues in ClickHouse Core, providing root cause analysis, bug fixes, and suggesting improvements.
  • Enhance incident response processes and conduct post-mortem analyses for outages.
  • Collaborate across teams to communicate incident impacts to customers.
  • Plan and lead chaos engineering initiatives.
  • Manage on-call processes to handle performance and reliability issues and coordinate escalation procedures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Reliability Engineering, QA, or customer-facing engineering roles.
  • Experience operating ClickHouse or other SQL databases in production.
  • Deep understanding of distributed database internals and SQL; knowledge of ClickHouse is a major plus.
  • Scripting experience with Shell or Python; ability to understand C++ code.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong problem-solving and production debugging skills.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, global team environments.
  • High responsibility, ownership, and accountability.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with remote opportunities across 20 countries.
  • Employer contributions toward healthcare.
  • Equity through stock options.
  • Flexible time off policies.
  • $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.
  • Opportunities for global in-person gatherings and company-wide offsites.

Additional Information

  • This role can be fully remote within countries where ClickHouse hires.
  • Salary varies by location, ranging approximately from $130,000 to $210,000 USD annually depending on region and candidate factors.
  • ClickHouse maintains a strong culture focusing on shaping growth and inclusivity.
  • Equal employment opportunity employer with comprehensive nondiscrimination policies.