Senior Backend Engineer - ClickPipes Platform

ClickHouse

Canada

Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to backend engineers with distributed systems experience working in data ingestion and cloud-native environments, with a preference for remote flexibility and collaboration across teams.

Best fit for

Candidates with 5+ years of experience in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture, especially in data engineering.
— “5+ years of software development experience building and operating distributed systems.”
Individuals who have worked on data ingestion pipelines and streaming platforms like Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub.
— “Build and evolve integrations with streaming platforms and object storage, including Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, S3, GCS, and Azure Blob Storage.”
Engineers who have shaped technical decisions and demonstrated leadership in system design and scalability.
— “Drive technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions that impact our platform's scalability and resilience.”

Things to consider

On-call rotations are required, which implies a need for availability and reliability in handling production incidents.
— “Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and respond to production incidents.”
The role operates at petabyte scale, which may require handling complex and high-performance data engineering challenges.
— “We work at petabyte scale, solving challenges in distributed systems, fault tolerance, and high-throughput ingestion.”

How to stand out

Highlight your experience with Go in system design and cloud-native deployments on your resume.
— “Strong knowledge of Go and its ecosystem.”
Emphasize your background in diagnosing and resolving production issues in distributed systems during interviews.
— “Experience diagnosing and resolving production issues in distributed systems.”
Demonstrate your ability to work across engineering and product teams with clear communication skills.
— “Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate across engineering and product teams.”
Include examples of prior work with data ingestion pipelines or streaming platforms in your application materials.
— “Experience with data ingestion pipelines, streaming platforms, or object storage is a plus.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

building data ingestion integrations
improving system reliability

Typical background

backend engineeringdistributed systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Distributed SystemsGo ProgrammingCloud-native Architecture

Preferred

Data Ingestion PipelinesStreaming Platforms

Stack & domain

GoDistributed SystemsCloud-native ArchitectureCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingBackendCloudData

About the role

Original posting from ClickHouse via Ashby

About the Team
The ClickPipes team builds the services that power data ingestion into ClickHouse Cloud. As a primary entry point for customers’ data, ClickPipes is critical to product adoption and the company’s growth. We work at petabyte scale, solving challenges in distributed systems, fault tolerance, and high-throughput ingestion. You’ll help make these pipelines performant, reliable, and easy to operate, with ownership of technical decisions and the platform as a whole.
You can find some of the team’s recent work highlighted in our blog:
GCP Pub/Sub connector for ClickPipes is now in Private Preview https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickpipes-gcp-pub-sub-preview
Terraform & OpenAPI for ClickPipes is now Generally Available https://clickhouse.com/blog/terraform-ga
Unordered mode for GCS ClickPipes is now available https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickpipes-gcs-unordered-mode
We’re looking for backend engineers with experience in data-intensive systems who enjoy working across technologies. You’ll collaborate with engineering and product partners and drive projects from design through production.
What will you do?
Build and evolve integrations with streaming platforms and object storage, including Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, S3, GCS, and Azure Blob Storage.
Continuously improve our systems based on operational metrics, customer feedback, and evolving business requirements.
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.
About you:
5+ years of software development experience building and operating distributed systems.
Strong knowledge of Go and its ecosystem.
Experience designing systems for scalability and fault tolerance, with an understanding of concurrency, consistency, and failure recovery.
Understanding of cloud-native architecture and practical experience with at least one major cloud provider.
Experience diagnosing and resolving production issues in distributed systems.
Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate across engineering and product teams.
Experience with data ingestion pipelines, streaming platforms, or object storage is a plus.
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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Source: ClickHouse careers (Ashby)