Senior Software Engineer - Database Integrations

About ClickHouse

We are the company behind the popular open-source, high performance columnar OLAP database management system for real-time analytics. ClickHouse works 100-1000x faster than traditional approaches. By offering a true column-based DBMS, it allows for systems to generate reports from petabytes of raw data with sub-second latencies. With an amazing community already adopting our open-source technology, we are now embracing our journey in delivering Cloud first solutions to delight our customers.

With top adopters such as Lyft, Cisco, and eBay - not only do our products work at lightning speed, so do we.

We are an open and collaborative company. Our colleagues are curious, engaged and excited about what they do. If you want to work in an environment where you can learn, grow, be an agent of change and have your voice heard - then please read on!

Note:. We are hiring for this role remotely in India. The position is not office-based, and the final candidate must be able to work remotely from their home within India.

Our Integrations Team 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.

As a member of this team, you’ll collaborate with talented engineers to design, build, and optimize responsive and scalable cloud-based services that form the backbone of our technology. You’ll engage with customers and partners to design solutions that can reliably handle the velocity and scale of modern data ecosystems. This role is ideal for individuals with an outcome driven mindset, who are impact-driven, thrive in dynamic environments, and excel at creative problem-solving.

What You’ll Do:

• Build Scalable Systems: Design and develop a high-performance data onboarding platform capable of handling petabytes of data in real-time.
• Integrate Diverse Datastores: Build robust integrations with a variety of data sources (e.g., MySQL, Mongo, Iceberg), data storages (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, ClickHouse), and object storages (e.g., S3, GCS).
• Leverage ClickHouse: Create solutions that enable users to fully harness ClickHouse’s exceptional performance and throughput.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with internal teams to ensure the platform aligns with customer needs and business objectives.
• Drive Innovation: Lead and influence technical discussions, continuously identifying and implementing improvements.
  
  
  

About You:

• Experience: 5+ years of industry experience building high-scale, data-intensive software solutions.
• Expertise: Proficient in Golang (preferred) or Java, with deep experience in distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Data Engineering Skills: Strong background in designing and implementing robust ETL pipelines and an understanding of data replication methodologies such as CDC.
• Cloud-Native Proficiency: Solid experience with cloud-native architecture and infrastructure, with hands-on knowledge of at least one major CSP.
• Kubernetes: Practical experience with Kubernetes (K8s), including debugging and managing distributed systems at scale.
• 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.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and a track record of working effectively across teams.
  
  
  

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology at the intersection of data engineering and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Be part of a high-visibility team integral to the company’s success.
• Operate with autonomy, ownership, and the ability to drive meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving space.
  
  
  

Compensation

This role offers cash compensation and a stock options grant. For roles based in the United States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location.

The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at paytransparency@clickhouse.com.

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a distributed company offering remote-first work to all employees
• 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 all countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Employee-driven international mobility- we enable you to relocate internationally if you wish (within certain countries and timelines and subject to role requirements, time zones and work permit considerations)
  
  
  

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

We look for candidates who are:

• Motivated by doing great work as part of a team :)
• Open to learning from others and sharing with others
• Team Players: helpful, resourceful, responsive
• Respectful and see feedback as an opportunity to grow
  
  
  

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? We are a one year old company therefore we are excited to be building it together at the moment. Our first 500 employees are the culture shapers of our future. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s important to us, and to find out if you’d like to come and contribute to building our culture with us!

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