Senior Software Engineer – Postgres

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

📋 Description

• Create and develop backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in ClickHouse Cloud.

• Enhance the Ruby, Go, and TypeScript platform control plane to accommodate new Postgres functionalities.

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

• Develop automation and tools for cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.

• Work in collaboration with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.

• Design APIs and integrations that expose Postgres features to both customers and internal systems.

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

• Engage in design discussions, code reviews, and participate in on-call rotations.

• Spot opportunities, drive execution, and create significant impact.

• Establish foundational systems aimed at improving reliability, automation, and developer experience in managed databases.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in software engineering.

• Prior experience in building or managing database or cloud platform systems is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of Postgres configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.

• Proficient programming skills in one or more of Ruby, Go, Rust, C, or Python.

• Openness to working across multiple programming languages.

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

• Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration methodologies.

• A pragmatic and detail-oriented approach.

• Comfort with greenfield development and operational ownership.

• Willingness to contribute across backend APIs, platform automation, Postgres internals, and debugging efforts.

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions.

• Capability to work autonomously with a founder's mindset.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contributions from the employer towards healthcare.

• Equity in the company; every new team member is granted stock options.

• Flexible time off policy in the US.

• Generous time-off entitlement for employees in other countries.

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

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

• A flexible work environment.

• Remote-friendly work arrangements.