Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML

ClickHouse; Madrid; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment - ClickHouse

Healthcare - Employer contributions

Equity in the company - Stock options

Time off - Flexible time off

Home office setup for remote

Global Gatherings - offsites

Job summary

ClickHouse in Madrid is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join the AI/ML Engineering team, designing and operating AI-powered features across the full stack. You will collaborate across backend services, data pipelines, and cloud components to ship robust AI capabilities.

You'll own features from concept to production, build scalable APIs, integrate with ML workflows, and contribute to developer tools and documentation while enjoying a remote-friendly, global work culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in production systems.
• Direct exposure to AI/ML technologies and workflows.
• Backend development focus with TypeScript or Python and API design.
• Ability to own features from concept to production with minimal supervision.
• Strong collaboration and communication across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Feature Development: Design and implement AI-powered features across the full stack, from backend inference services to intuitive frontend interfaces within the ClickHouse Cloud platform.
• API Architecture: Create robust, scalable APIs that connect ClickHouse's database capabilities with modern AI/ML inference systems and external/internal AI services.
• Ecosystem Integrations: Implement and maintain integrations with the broader AI/ML ecosystem and standards, ensuring ClickHouse works with popular frameworks and tools.
• Technical Integration: Integrate models into production systems with monitoring, versioning, observability, and evaluation.
• Oncall: Participate in the daytime oncall rotation along with the rest of the team.
• Developer Experience: Design and implement developer tools, SDKs, and documentation that enable users to leverage ClickHouse's AI/ML capabilities.

Skills

5+ years exp

AI/ML exposure

Backend TypeScript/Python

Ownership

Communication

Tools

TypeScript

Python

Job description

About The Team

The AI/ML Engineering team builds and operates ClickHouse's AI and machine learning products end-to-end. This includes the Agentic Data Stack, AI Functions, chDB, the in-Console copilot, and the AI/ML partnerships that distribute them - together with the shared components and expertise that let every other ClickHouse team ship AI in the surfaces they own. Our team is looking for highly skilled and experienced software engineers to join us, who will be responsible for designing, building, and operating the products that make ClickHouse the platform of choice for agents and data scientists.

About The Team

The AI/ML Engineering team builds and operates ClickHouse's AI and machine learning products end-to-end. This includes the Agentic Data Stack, AI Functions, chDB, the in-Console copilot, and the AI/ML partnerships that distribute them - together with the shared components and expertise that let every other ClickHouse team ship AI in the surfaces they own. Our team is looking for highly skilled and experienced software engineers to join us, who will be responsible for designing, building, and operating the products that make ClickHouse the platform of choice for agents and data scientists.

What You Will Do

• Feature Development: Design and implement AI-powered features across the full stack, from backend inference services to intuitive frontend interfaces within the ClickHouse Cloud platform.
• API Architecture: Create robust, scalable APIs that connect ClickHouse's database capabilities with modern AI/ML inference systems and external/internal AI services.
• Ecosystem Integrations: Implement and maintain integrations with the broader AI/ML ecosystem and standards, ensuring that ClickHouse as a technology works seamlessly with popular frameworks and tools.
• Technical Integration: Integrate models into production systems with proper monitoring, versioning, observability, and evaluation.
• Oncall: Participate in the daytime oncall rotation along with the rest of the team.
• Developer Experience: Design and implement developer tools, SDKs, and documentation that enable users to leverage ClickHouse's AI/ML capabilities.

What you will bring along

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in production environments
• Exposure to working directly with AI/ML technologies
• Backend development experience in TypeScript or Python, with a focus on API design and service architecture
• A high level of ownership and can drive features from concept to production with minimal supervision
• Ability to thrive in collaborative environments and can effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience integrating and deploying AI/ML models in production systems, including working with inference APIs and vector databases
• Familiarity with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, particularly services related to AI/ML deployment
• Understanding of database systems and data processing pipelines, with ClickHouse experience being a significant plus

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 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 entitlement in other countries.
• A USD$500 Home office setup if you're a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings - We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what's happening at ClickHouse.

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