[Remote] Senior Cloud Engineer – AutoScaling (Performance and Scalability) at Clickhouse

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Database Systems, Cloud Computing, Software DevelopmentIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have over 5 years of industry experience in software development, specifically building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems. Proven experience with business-critical, production-level distributed systems software in languages like Go, C++, or Rust is required. Skills in benchmarking, testing, profiling, tuning, and scaling, with hands-on experience in low-level performance optimization for databases and cloud systems, are essential. Experience building services and deploying them on Kubernetes, along with strong knowledge of public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), is necessary. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are also required.

Responsibilities

The Senior Cloud Engineer will build a cutting-edge cloud-native platform on public cloud infrastructure, working with distributed systems such as ClickHouse servers, keepers, and caches. Responsibilities include improving these systems to maximize customer performance through auto-scaling, collaborating with the ClickHouse core development team and other data plane teams, and architecting and building robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure.

Skills

Cloud Native platform
Distributed systems
ClickHouse
Auto-scaling
Go
C++
Rust
Benchmarking
Testing
Profiling
Tuning
Scaling
Performance optimization
Databases
Cloud systems

Clickhouse

High-speed column-oriented database management system

About Clickhouse

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.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$291.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Stock Options
Home Office Stipend

Risks

Redpanda Serverless poses a competitive threat in real-time data processing.
Integration challenges with PeerDB may delay expected benefits.
Dependency on Supabase could pose operational risks.

Differentiation

ClickHouse's column-oriented design offers superior speed for analytical queries.
The open-source model allows flexible deployment across various environments.
Integration with Grafana enhances data visualization capabilities.

Upsides

Partnership with Alibaba Cloud boosts presence in the Chinese market.
Acquisition of PeerDB enhances real-time analytics capabilities.
Launch of ClickPipes improves data processing efficiency for real-time updates.

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