About this role

ClickHouse is hiring a senior-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in AMER. The posting calls out experience with Go, AWS, GCP, Azure.

Role: Backend Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: senior
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: AMER
Department: Engineering
Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AI Summary

Senior backend engineer building ClickHouse's data onboarding platform at petabyte scale. Owns infrastructure across AWS/GCP/Azure, improves deployment pipelines, and drives architectural decisions. Requires deep Kubernetes and distributed systems expertise with high autonomy and production debugging skills.

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Job description

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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.

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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.