Core Software Engineer, C++

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Analyze, contribute to, and enhance the performance of the core ClickHouse database.

• Focus on optimizing queries, distributed query handling, relational operators, caching, and low-level SIMD optimizations.

• Develop and expand existing performance tests utilizing both real-world and synthetic datasets.

• Act as a key resource for Support Engineering by troubleshooting complex customer performance challenges.

• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide support in external community channels.

• Work alongside other teams to evaluate the performance and reliability implications of new features.

• Address open-source issues, review and complete pull requests, and respond to inquiries via email, chats, Google Groups, and external Slack channels.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive professional experience in software development using C++.

• Familiarity with Unix Systems.

• In-depth understanding of database internals and design principles.

• Background in performance engineering.

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within and across engineering teams.

• Eagerness to work closely with the open-source community.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and skills in production debugging.

• A commitment to efficiency, availability, scalability, and data governance.

• Capability to succeed in a fast-paced startup atmosphere.

• High standards of responsibility, ownership, and accountability.

• Bonus: familiarity with ClickHouse.

• Bonus: experience in security, privacy, and compliance.

• Bonus: knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming.

• Bonus: experience in developing cloud infrastructure services, ideally with Kubernetes.

• Bonus: previous experience giving public presentations at technical conferences and meetups.

• Bonus: past contributions to open-source projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment; remote-friendly in a globally distributed company.

• Employer contributions towards healthcare.

• Equity in the company with stock options available for every new team member.

• Flexible time off policy in the US.

• Generous time-off entitlements in other countries.

• USD$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.

• Opportunities to connect with colleagues at company-wide offsite events.