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Senior Backend Engineer - Infrastructure (ClickPipes)

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
164K-214K Annually
Senior level
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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
164K-214K Annually
Senior level
Design, enhance, and scale the ClickPipes data onboarding platform while improving infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational processes in a cloud environment.
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About ClickHouse

Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With over 2,000 customers and ARR that has more than quadrupled over the past year, ClickHouse leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. ClickHouse’s incredible momentum was confirmed in its recent $400M Series D financing round. We’re on a mission to transform how companies use data. Come be a part of our journey!

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
  • MySQL CDC Connector for ClickPipes
  • The 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.

The typical starting salary for this role in the US is
$164,000$214,000 USD
The typical starting salary for this role in US Premium Markets is
$183,000$238,000 USD
Compensation

For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed.

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Perks
  • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 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.

Culture - We All Shape It

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

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture?  Learn more about our values here.  Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn 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 for our Privacy Statement.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
Go
Kubernetes
Terraform

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