Senior Cloud Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design and create a highly available, scalable, and secure ClickHouse Cloud platform tailored for regulated and mission-critical environments.

• Develop cutting-edge deployment automation across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises systems, including for disconnected environments when necessary.

• Collaborate closely with the existing Dataplane and Core teams to ensure software compatibility with the current cloud infrastructure.

• Address unique challenges related to scaling, reliability, and performance within regulated environments.

• Design and implement ClickHouse Cloud on Kubernetes and containerized settings, ensuring high availability, replication, and backup solutions.

• Create and maintain Helm charts, operators, and Kubernetes manifests for effective database management.

• Implement consistent automation processes to build, scale, and troubleshoot infrastructure components across various deployment models.

• Enhance ClickHouse Cloud database performance and storage architecture for on-prem, hybrid, and government cloud deployments.

• Integrate secure authentication, encryption, and access control mechanisms into the platform.

• Produce and maintain technical documentation regarding system architecture, security, and compliance audits.

• Diagnose and resolve database performance, security, and operational issues effectively.

• Automate deployment processes and lifecycle management utilizing Terraform, Ansible, or CI/CD pipelines.

⛳️ Requirements

• Permanent Resident status and/or U.S. Citizenship is required (as per U.S. federal contract stipulations).

• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in software development, particularly in building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.

• Familiarity with ClickHouse or relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).

• Proficiency in Kubernetes tools (Helm, Kustomize, operators, Istio, service mesh).

• Experience in secure, regulated, or restricted network environments (including airgapped architectures) is highly desirable.

• Proven experience with containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), especially in regulated or enterprise settings.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or on-prem equivalents).

• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Go or Python) for automation and integration tasks.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team and across engineering groups.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and solid production debugging expertise.

• A passion for efficiency, availability, scalability, and data governance.

• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, viewing oneself as a partner with the business to achieve shared goals.

• A high degree of responsibility, ownership, and accountability in your work.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse operates as a globally distributed company and is remote-friendly, currently active in over 20 countries.

• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare expenses.

• Equity in the company - All new team members receive stock options upon joining.

• Time off - Flexible time off in the US and generous time-off policies in other countries.

• A $500 home office setup allowance if you work remotely.

• Global Gatherings – We value in-person connections and provide opportunities to meet colleagues during company-wide offsite events.