Senior QA Engineer - Core DB & Cloud Automation

ClickHouse, Inc.; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Time off

Home office setup

Global gatherings

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer for our Core Engineering team to advance automated testing for both the open-source project and ClickHouse Cloud. You will build scalable test frameworks, validate new features, and ensure releases land smoothly across distributed systems.

The role emphasizes strong SQL, hands-on programming (Python/Go/C++), and production debugging, with a culture of collaboration across remote teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of SQL.
• Previously worked in a similar SDET, Release Engineering, or QA role related to a classical database or distributed system.
• Hands-on experience with any programming language (Python, Go, C++).
• Can read C++ code for validation.
• Working knowledge of Git, Linux and shell scripting.
• Experience with both manual testing and automation testing.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, including with remote teams.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within and across engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and production debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance test automation frameworks and develop automated test cases.
• Try out new features and ensure they land smoothly in Production.
• Test cross-functional implementations across internal teams at ClickHouse.
• Implement new testing strategies and automation for large and complex distributed systems.
• Evaluate the new functionality of ClickHouse for each release, and identify opportunities in the existing codebase for improvement.
• Engineer and improve existing testing infrastructure.

Skills

SQL expertise

SDET/QA in distributed systems

Python/Go/C++

C++ code reading

Git/Linux/Shell

Manual & automated testing

Remote collaboration

Communication

Production debugging

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Git

Linux

Shell scripting

Job description

ClickHouse is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer for our Core Engineering team to advance automated testing for both the open-source project and ClickHouse Cloud. You will build scalable test frameworks, validate new features, and ensure releases land smoothly across distributed systems.

The role emphasizes strong SQL, hands-on programming (Python/Go/C++), and production debugging, with a culture of collaboration across remote teams in a fast-paced environment.