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[Remote] Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure - (US Remote)

🌍 Remote · United States 💼 Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ClickHouse is a company developing a managed cloud database service. The Senior Software Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, security, and multi-cloud systems. The role also focuses on improving reliability, performance, cost efficiency, and cloud-native automation while collaborating with database and security teams.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure
  • Build a cutting-edge cloud-native platform on top of the public cloud, and automate our cloud resource management
  • Work closely with our ClickHouse core database development team, and security team and partner with them to produce the SaaS offering
  • Work on routing and traffic components to improve the reliability and scalability of our cloud service
  • Systematically improve availability by applying industry and distributed systems best practices
  • Design and build security components & tooling: firewall, PKI and certificate infra, zero trust network, etc
  • Improve performance and cost efficiency of our infrastructure

Skills

  • 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
  • Software development experience in Go, C/C++, Java, or another OOP language
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Experience developing cloud infrastructure services, preferably with Kubernetes
  • Experience developing cloud native edge or service mesh services, preferably with envoy and Istio
  • Experience leading and shipping large scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers
  • Understanding of network topologies, protocols, and security principles, such as VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers
  • Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards like SOC2 and GDPR
  • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a global team
  • You are a strong problem-solver and have solid production debugging skills
  • You are passionate about efficiency, availability, scalability and data governance
  • You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and see yourself as a partner with the business with the shared goal of moving the business forward
  • You have a high level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability

Benefits

  • 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.

Company Overview

  • ClickHouse provides an open-source database system for real-time analytical reporting. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://clickhouse.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • ClickHouse has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 10 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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