Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure - ClickPipes Platform

ClickHouse
Canada
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward backend engineers with cloud-native expertise comfortable with high-performance data onboarding and infrastructure automation, and who are experienced in working across multiple cloud providers and in high-velocity environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of backend engineering experience and a track record of building scalable systems
    — “5+ years of industry experience building as a backend engineer”
  • Individuals who thrive in high-velocity, high-autonomy environments and can drive projects independently
    — “high level of autonomy”
  • Engineers with a deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and infrastructure automation tools
    — “solid knowledge of at least one major cloud service provider”

Things to consider

  • On-call responsibilities are expected, requiring availability during production incidents
    — “Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability”
  • The role involves cross-functional collaboration and requires strong communication skills
    — “a track record of working effectively across teams”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in real-time data processing and infrastructure automation in your resume and interviews
    — “Enhance and scale our high-performance data onboarding platform”
  • Emphasize your ability to drive architectural decisions and improve system resilience
    — “Drive technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions”
  • Demonstrate ownership of past projects and measurable impact in your application materials
    — “A founder’s mindset with a focus on impact, innovation, and delivering measurable results”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • enhance and scale high-performance data onboarding platform
  • own and evolve infrastructure across multiple cloud providers
  • drive improvements to deployment pipelines
  • contribute to architectural decisions
  • participate in on-call rotations
Typical background
5+ years of industry experience building as a backend engineerExpertise in Golang, Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud-native architecture

Skills & requirements

Required

KubernetesDistributed SystemsCloud ServicesPlatform ReliabilityDeployment PipelinesInfrastructure AutomationOperational ProcessesProduction Debugging

Preferred

Customer FocusCollaborationInnovation

Stack & domain

KubernetesDistributed SystemsCloud ServicesPlatform ReliabilityGoTerraformCloud-native ArchitectureAWSGCPAzureOperational MetricsCustomer FeedbackProduction DebuggingCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingAutonomyImpactInnovationMeasurable Results

About the role

Original posting from ClickHouse via Ashby

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.

Please see here https://clickhouse.com/legal/applicant-privacy-notice for our Privacy Statement.

Source: ClickHouse careers (Ashby)

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