Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure - ClickPipes Platform

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare - Employer contributions

Equity in the company - stock options

Time off - Flexible time off

A USD$500 Home office setup if you'rea

Global Gatherings - company-wide offs

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking exceptional backend engineers to join our ClickPipes Platform team. You will scale a high-performance data onboarding platform, own multi-cloud infrastructure, and drive improvements in deployment pipelines and reliability.

This role emphasizes autonomy, collaboration, and ownership in a distributed, petabyte-scale environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years building backend systems, deep expertise in Golang, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and strong cloud provider knowledge.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience building backend systems.
• Expertise in Golang, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native architecture.
• Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud provider.
• Excellent collaboration and communication across teams.
• Strong debugging and incident response skills.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and scale our high-performance data onboarding platform to handle real-time data.
• Own and evolve infrastructure across AWS and expansion to GCP and Azure.
• Improve deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and operational processes.
• Lead architectural discussions impacting scalability and resilience.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability and respond to incidents.
• Continuously improve systems based on metrics and customer feedback.

Skills

Golang

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architecture

Cloud provider knowledge

Tools

Terraform

Job description

About the Team

The ClickPipes Platform plays a critical role in driving the growth of our company and ensuring the success of our clients by seamlessly onboarding and integrating data from diverse data sources into ClickHouse. Working at a petabyte scale and in high-velocity environments, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to solve challenging technical problems, operate with significant autonomy, and make a measurable impact.

You can find some of the teams recent work highlighted in our blog:

• Flexible Scaling and Monitoring in ClickPipes https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickpipes-flexible-scaling-monitoring
• MySQL CDC Connector for ClickPipes https://clickhouse.com/blog/mysql-cdc-connector-clickpipes-beta
• The Evolution of ClickPipes https://clickhouse.com/blog/evolution-of-clickpipes

We are looking for exceptional backend engineers who can work across a variety of technologies, with deep expertise in Kubernetes, distributed systems, cloud services, and platform reliability. As a member of this team, you'll collaborate cross-functionally to build and maintain the robust infrastructure powering ClickPipes. This role is ideal for individuals who are capable of working independently, taking initiative, and driving projects forward with a high level of autonomy.

What will you do?

• Enhance and scale our high-performance data onboarding platform to handle increasing volumes of data in real-time.
• Own and evolve our infrastructure across multiple cloud providers (AWS, with expansion to GCP and Azure).
• Drive improvements to our deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and operational processes.
• Drive technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions that impact our platform's scalability and resilience.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and respond to production incidents.
• Continuously improve our systems based on operational metrics, customer feedback, and evolving business requirements.

About you:

• Experience: 5+ years of industry experience building as a backend engineer.
• Expertise: Golang, Kubernetes, Terraform (or comparable IaC tool), cloud-native architecture and solid knowledge of at least one major cloud service provider.
• Customer Focus: Have a deep commitment to understanding and addressing customer needs. Use customer feedback and insights to inform and improve product development.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and a track record of working effectively across teams.
• Problem Solver: Exceptional production debugging skills, with the ability to navigate and solve complex technical issues in fast-paced environments.
• High Autonomy: Thrives in a high-velocity setting with significant ownership and autonomy.
• Mindset: A founder's mindset with a focus on impact, innovation, and delivering measurable results.

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 team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• 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.

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here https://clickhouse.com/company/careers. Check out our blog posts https://clickhouse.com/blog or follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/clickhouseinc/life/0c1ee7f4-2129-488d-b413-e7f6270659fd/?viewAsMember=true 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.

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