Senior Cloud Engineer - Product Metrics (Remote)

ClickHouse
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced engineers with distributed systems expertise who thrive in remote collaboration and prioritize precision in high-volume data workflows.

Best fit for

  • Experienced engineers with a background in building fault-tolerant systems and a strong remote collaboration track record
    — “We currently operate in over 25 countries.”
  • Candidates who enjoy shaping technical direction and have a history of delivering modular solutions with iterative improvements
    — “break them down to achieve short feedback loops: to analyze, design, and build modular solutions, deliver MVPs”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with high-stakes, petabyte-scale operations and value accuracy in data delivery
    — “prioritize delivery guarantees, precision, and accuracy in handling extensive data volumes”

Things to consider

  • On-call rotation is expected, requiring readiness for urgent service ownership
    — “Be part of on-call rotation and take ownership of the services you're running”
  • The role demands a high level of self-direction and accountability in a remote setting
    — “You demonstrate a strong initiative and a preference for action, high level of responsibility, ownership and accountability”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building and maintaining scalable systems with reliability and performance metrics
    — “designing, building, operating and maintaining components of the petabyte-scale platform”
  • Showcase your ability to drive iterative improvements with measurable outcomes
    — “deliver MVPs, gather data and feedback and then progress iteratively”
  • Emphasize your background in Golang and Kubernetes, with specific examples of production systems
    — “software application development experience using Golang”
  • Demonstrate your ability to debug and optimize complex data pipelines
    — “have solid production debugging skills”
  • Include examples of cross-team collaboration in fully remote environments
    — “the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams in a fully remote environment”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designing and building petabyte-scale systems
  • ensuring system reliability and performance
Typical background
5+ years of software development experience2+ years of Golang experience

Skills & requirements

Required

GoKubernetesClickhouseProduction DebuggingCommunicationTeamwork

Preferred

Clickhouse ExperienceKafka Streaming TechnologyKubernetes Operators

Stack & domain

GoKubernetesHelmArgocdTerraformClickhouseKafka Streaming TechnologyStrong Initiative And A Preference For ActionHigh Level Of Responsibility, Ownership And AccountabilityPrioritizing Customer NeedsTaking On Complex Challenges And Breaking Them DownExcellent Communication SkillsThrive In A Fast-paced EnvironmentCloud EngineeringProduct Metrics

About the role

Original posting from ClickHouse via Ashby

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Product Metrics team owns the collection, storage, and serving of metrics collected from customers' ClickHouse instances. As a part of the team you will be responsible for designing, building, operating and maintaining components of the petabyte-scale platform that stores trillions of records and processes millions of new events every second, owning its reliability, performance and availability. Our stack is built using Golang, runs in Kubernetes, and is, of course, stored in ClickHouse. The team’s responsibilities include gathering and processing data for the internal billing and accounting system as well as customer-facing dashboards that provide our customers with immediate insights and analytics. The Product Metrics system is specifically designed to prioritize delivery guarantees, precision, and accuracy in handling extensive data volumes. Its primary goal is to provide data that is both prompt and accurate, supporting reliable operational decisions and enhancing the overall customer experience.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

  • Take an active part in determining the roadmap for the Product Metrics team
  • Work closely within the team to deliver new features, iterate and improve them
  • Design, build, operate, and maintain business-critical petabyte-scale systems
  • Be responsible for the performance, reliability, availability and cost-efficiency of the Product Metrics systems
  • Mentor and support other team members, participate in design discussions and collaborate with the team
  • Be a part of on-call rotation and take ownership of the services you're running

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN YOU?

  • You demonstrate a strong initiative and a preference for action, high level of responsibility, ownership and accountability
  • You prioritize customer needs, ensuring that our products are designed with the user in mind
  • You are able to take on complex challenges and break them down to achieve short feedback loops: to analyze, design, and build modular solutions, deliver MVPs, gather data and feedback and then progress iteratively
  • You have a strong problem solving mindset and have solid production debugging skills
  • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams in a fully remote environment
  • 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

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
  • 2+ years of software application development experience using Golang
  • Experience with at least one of the major Cloud Service Providers such as AWS, GCP or Azure
  • Experience with storing, shipping, and retrieving large volumes of data efficiently using technologies such as ClickHouse 
  • Experience with technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Temporal as well as infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform

BONUS POINTS:

  • Experience with ClickHouse
  • Experience writing Kubernetes operators or controllers
  • Experience with Kafka streaming technology 

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)

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