Senior Software Engineer – Postgres

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

📋 Description

• Design and develop backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters within ClickHouse Cloud.

• Enhance our platform control plane — developed in Ruby, Go, and TypeScript — to incorporate new Postgres features.

• Contribute to PostgreSQL extensions and data plane agents, utilizing C, C++, or Rust.

• Help create automation tools that streamline cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.

• Develop APIs and integrations that present new Postgres functionalities to both customers and internal systems.

• Enhance observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.

• Engage in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations, aiding the overall reliability and velocity of the team.

• Work autonomously — identifying opportunities, driving execution, and delivering significant impact.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6+ years in software engineering, preferably with experience in building or operating database or cloud platform systems.

• Profound understanding of Postgres — including configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.

• Strong programming skills in one or more of Ruby, Go, Rust, C, or Python (with a willingness to work across different languages).

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools (such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD).

• Knowledge of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.

• Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and comfortable with both greenfield development and operational responsibilities.

• Willing to contribute wherever needed — from backend APIs and platform automation to Postgres internals and debugging.

• Excellent communicator, capable of working effectively across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

• You have a founder’s mindset — taking initiative, acting swiftly, and caring deeply about outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.

• Equity in the company - Every new team member receives stock options.

• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, with generous entitlements in other countries.

• A $500 home office setup for remote employees.

• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and provide opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.