Senior Software Engineer Cloud Infrastructure

ClickHouse; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking experienced Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineers to architect and build scalable infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience in software development and expertise in cloud technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform, and network security. Join a highly collaborative team dedicated to innovation and efficiency.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Healthcare contributions

Equity in the company

Flexible time off

Home office setup

Global Gatherings

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant software development industry experience.
• Experience building and operating scalable fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a global team.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a robust, scalable distributed infrastructure.
• Automate cloud resource management on a cloud-native platform.
• Work with core database development and security teams.

Skills

Software development in Go

C/C++ programming

Java programming

Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools

Kubernetes

Networking security principles

Production debugging

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Envoy

Istio

Job description

About ClickHouse

About ClickHouse

Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast‑growing private cloud companies. With over 2000 customers and ARR that has more than quadrupled over the past year ClickHouse leads the market in real‑time analytics, data warehousing, observability and AI workloads. ClickHouse’s incredible momentum was confirmed in its recent $350M Series C financing that included new tier one investors Khosla Ventures BOND IVP Battery Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. We are on a mission to transform how companies use data. Come be a part of our journey!

About the Team

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

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

About you :

• 5 years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Compensation

For roles based in the United States the typical starting salary range for this position is listed for certain locations such as Los Angeles, CA; the San Francisco Bay Area, CA; the Seattle, WA Area and the New York City Metro Area. A premium market range may apply as listed.

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance and the needs of the business or organization.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate please get in touch with us at .

Perks

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 and generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $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 our first 500 employees 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.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

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