Cloud Software Engineer

ClickHouse; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company, ClickHouse, is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to enhance its observability systems. The role demands an engineer proficient in managing large-scale production environments and passionate about problem-solving in a fast-paced setting, contributing significantly to both internal and customer-facing systems.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employer contributions towards healthcare

Equity in the company

Flexible time off

$500 Home office setup for remote employees

Global Gatherings for team connection

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in building and maintaining production systems at scale.
• Proficient in at least one systems-level programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate distributed systems for observability.
• Own the reliability and performance of telemetry pipelines.

Skills

Problem-solving

Production debugging

Strong communication

System performance balancing

Reliability

Education

5+ years building production systems

Proficiency in systems-level languages (Go, C++, Rust, Python)

Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform

Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana

Job description

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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 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.

ClickHouse is looking for an experienced engineer to join our Observability team. We build and operate the telemetry platform that powers both internal monitoring and the observability features our customers rely on. Our systems ingest trillions of events per day with sustained throughput in the tens of millions per second. Engineers on the team are hybrid software, systems, and infrastructure engineers who ensure this platform is reliable, scalable, and efficient. We work closely with product and infrastructure teams and play a key role in major engineering initiatives across the company.

We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, isn't afraid to get hands-on during incidents, and knows when to automate the pain away. While experience in roles like Software Engineer, SRE, Systems Engineer, or DevOps is valuable, we care most about your problem-solving skills and mindset. If you enjoy tackling complex challenges across system design, infrastructure, automation, and incident response—while helping us scale with confidence—you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and operate distributed systems that power observability across ClickHouse Cloud
• Own reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency of our telemetry pipeline and storage systems
• Take part in the on-call rotation and help drive root-cause resolution and long-term fixes
• Build tooling and automation to eliminate repetitive operational work
• Help shape the roadmap for observability by identifying bottlenecks and scaling challenges
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to improve their observability posture
• Contribute to design discussions, architecture reviews, and mentor teammates
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Strong bias for action and ownership — you ship, fix, and improve systems proactively
• Great production debugging skills and a problem-solving mindset
• Strong communication skills; comfortable working in a remote, async-friendly team
• Experience balancing system performance, reliability, and cost
• Ability to iterate quickly: build MVPs, collect feedback, and improve continuously
  
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years building and running production systems at scale
• Proficiency in at least one systems-level language (we use Go, but C++, Rust, Python, etc. are fine)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Comfortable working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools
• Experience with ClickHouse
  
  
  

New York Area / San Francisco Area - Salary Range

$135,000 - $232,000 USD

General US Remote Salary Range

$114,750 - $197,200 USD

Los Angeles, CA / Washington, DC - Salary Range

$121,500 - $208,800 USD

Seattle, WA - Full Salary Range

$121,500 - $208,800 USD

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 [e-mail].

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 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

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please see here for our Privacy Statement.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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