Senior Cloud Software Engineer - Efficiency Engineering

ClickHouse; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Time off

Home office setup $500

Global Gatherings

Job summary

ClickHouse seeks a skilled cloud infrastructure software engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a robust distributed infrastructure for ClickHouse Cloud. You will help build a cloud-native data plane, automate cloud resource management, and push for cost-efficient, scalable solutions with strong security and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years building fault-tolerant systems, a mix of Go/C/C++/Java, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and operating scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Go, C/C++, Java or similar OOP languages.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP and IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes and cloud-native platform development.
• Understanding of security practices including encryption, access controls, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a robust, scalable, highly available distributed infrastructure.
• Build a cutting-edge cloud-native platform on top of the public cloud and automate resource management.
• Execute high-impact infrastructure optimization initiatives across compute, storage, and networking.
• Collaborate with ClickHouse engineering teams to deliver high-performance, reliable SaaS solutions.
• Optimize cost efficiency through distributed systems and industry best practices.
• Design tooling for cost insights in collaboration with business stakeholders.

Skills

Distributed systems

Go

C/C++

Java

Cloud platforms

Terraform

Kubernetes

Service mesh

Security best practices

Tools

CloudFormation

Job description

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.

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?

• 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.
• Execute high-impact infrastructure optimization initiatives across compute, storage, and networking.
• Collaborate with the ClickHouse engineering teams to develop high-performance, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for our SaaS platform.
• Optimize cost efficiency systematically through the implementation of distributed systems and industry best practices.
• Partner with business stakeholders to design and construct tooling for cost efficiency insights.

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.

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 eligible team member who joins our company receives equity.
• 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.

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