Senior Software Engineer – Postgres

ClickHouse

Senior Software Engineer building backend services for ClickHouse Cloud's Postgres initiative. Contributing to automation, tooling, and collaboration within a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $208,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoKubernetesPostgresPythonRubyTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in ClickHouse Cloud.
Extend our platform control plane — written in Ruby, Go, and TypeScript — to support new Postgres capabilities.
Contribute to automation and tooling that simplify cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.
Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.
Develop APIs and integrations that expose new Postgres functionality to customers and internal systems.
Improve observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.
Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations, contributing to the overall reliability and velocity of the team.
Operate with autonomy — identifying opportunities, driving execution, and delivering meaningful impact.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in software engineering, ideally with experience building or operating database or cloud platform systems.
Deep understanding of Postgres — configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.
Strong programming experience in Ruby, Go, or Python (or willingness to work across languages).
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.
Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and comfortable with both greenfield development and operational ownership.
Happy to contribute where needed — from backend APIs and platform automation to Postgres internals and debugging.
Strong communicator who works effectively across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
You operate with a founder’s mindset — take initiative, move quickly, and care deeply about outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 20 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 $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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

RubyGoTypeScriptPostgresPythonTerraformKubernetesCI/CDdatabase managementperformance tuning

Soft Skills

pragmaticdetail-orientedstrong communicatorinitiativeoperational ownershipcollaborationautonomycross-functional teamworkproblem-solvingadaptability