Clickhouse

Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Germany

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Database, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Software DevelopmentIndustries

About ClickHouse

Established in 2009, ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system, driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries, emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes. Enterprises globally, including Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot, and many more, rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.

About the Team

The Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team builds and manages the foundational blocks of ClickHouse Cloud data plane end-to-end. This includes compute, networking, security, and a multi-cloud, multi-region architecture that provides a reliable and scalable managed ClickHouse experience for ClickHouse Cloud customers. Our team is looking for highly skilled and experienced cloud infrastructure software engineers to join our team, who will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining our infrastructure.

What will you do?

  • Architect and build a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure.
  • Build a cutting-edge cloud-native platform on top of the public cloud, and automate our cloud resource management.
  • Work closely with our ClickHouse core database development team, and security team and partner with them to produce the SAS offering.
  • Work on routing and traffic components to improve the reliability and scalability of our cloud service.
  • Systematically improve availability by applying industry and distributed systems best practices.
  • Design and build security components & tooling: firewall, PKI and certificate infra, zero trust network, etc.
  • Improve performance and cost efficiency of our infrastructure.

About you

  • Experience:
    • 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.
    • Experience developing cloud infrastructure services, preferably with Kubernetes.
    • Experience developing cloud native edge or service mesh services, preferably with envoy and Istio.
    • Experience leading and shipping large scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Software development experience in Go, C/C++, Java, or another OOP language.
    • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
    • Understanding of network topologies, protocols, and security principles, such as VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers.
    • Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards like SOC2 and GDPR.
  • Soft Skills:
    • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a global team.
    • You are a strong problem-solver and have solid production debugging skills.
    • You are passionate about efficiency, availability, scalability and data governance.
    • You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and see yourself as a partner with the business with the shared goal of moving the business forward.
    • You have a high level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability.

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location. The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location. If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at paytransparency@clickhouse.com.

Perks

  • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
  • Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
  • Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
  • Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure
Distributed Systems
Go
C++
Java
Networking
Security
PKI
Zero Trust Network
Scalability
Fault Tolerance
OLAP
SQL
Database

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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