Backend Engineer – Python for ClickHouse & Distributed Systems

Aiven; Finland; Híbrido; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity plan

Hybrid work policy

Equipment allowance

PD Plan budget

Wellbeing support

Descripción de la vacante

Aiven is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the ClickHouse team in Helsinki. You will design, build, and operate backend services in Python to manage the ClickHouse service lifecycle, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and automation.

You’ll work in a modern async-first Python codebase alongside engineers prioritizing code quality and CI/CD maturity. You’ll collaborate on Linux-based infrastructure, contribute to roadmaps, and leverage AI coding tools to speed development.

Formación

• Solid Python development skills with production-grade code and async patterns.
• Strong understanding of relational and analytical databases.
• CI/CD experience in delivering pipelines.
• Familiarity with automated testing: unit, integration, and system tests.
• Experience with AI coding tools in daily workflow.
• Distributed systems awareness and multi-node/region considerations.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain backend services in Python (FastAPI, asyncio, psycopg2) that manage the ClickHouse service lifecycle.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite, GitHub Actions) to ship code reliably and often.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across the stack – from Python application code down to Linux system behavior.
• Contribute to technical planning within a small team where your input shapes the roadmap.
• Write well-tested, type-checked code and participate in thorough code reviews.
• Use AI coding tools as part of your daily workflow to accelerate development.

Conocimientos

Python development

Async patterns

Databases knowledge

CI/CD experience

Automated testing

AI coding tools

Distributed systems

Fluent English

Herramientas

FastAPI

asyncio

psycopg2

Buildkite

GitHub Actions

AI coding tools

Descripción del empleo

Aiven is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the ClickHouse team in Helsinki. You will design, build, and operate backend services in Python to manage the ClickHouse service lifecycle, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and automation.

You’ll work in a modern async-first Python codebase alongside engineers prioritizing code quality and CI/CD maturity. You’ll collaborate on Linux-based infrastructure, contribute to roadmaps, and leverage AI coding tools to speed development.