Staff Software Engineer, Data Platforms
PhiloFull Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
United States
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Salary ranges vary by location: New York Area / San Francisco Area is $157,000 - $232,000 USD, General US Remote is $133,450 - $197,200 USD, and Los Angeles, CA / Washington, DC is $141,300 - $208,800 USD.
The role supports remote work for general US locations, with specific salary ranges provided for US Remote as well as certain metro areas.
Required skills include 5+ years of software development experience, strong knowledge of Golang, experience with distributed systems and microservices, designing ETL data pipelines, understanding of data replication like CDC, and cloud-native architecture with a major CSP.
The team works at petabyte scale in high-velocity environments, offering autonomy, cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems with measurable impact; they value independent workers who take initiative.
Strong candidates have 5+ years of experience building data-intensive solutions, expertise in Golang and distributed systems, skills in ETL pipelines and CDC, cloud experience, plus excellent communication, problem-solving, and production debugging abilities.
High-speed column-oriented database management system
ClickHouse provides a high-speed, column-oriented database management system designed for developers and businesses that manage large-scale data. Its primary product processes analytical queries quickly by storing data from the same columns together, making it significantly faster than traditional row-oriented databases, especially in Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) scenarios. ClickHouse stands out from competitors by offering a free, open-source database that can be deployed on local machines or in the cloud, along with a fully managed service on platforms like AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure. The company's goal is to deliver a cost-effective solution that simplifies data management for its clients, as evidenced by user feedback highlighting substantial cost savings.