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Golang Software Engineer

Developer Productivity, Remote

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Clickhouse

Clickhouse

51-200 employees

High-speed column-oriented database management system

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$114.8k - $232kAnnually

+ Stock Options

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Go
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5+ years of relevant software development industry experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.
  • Software development experience in Go (or experience with any other programming language and willingness to learn Go).
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and specifically with building a Kubernetes operator.
  • Experience leading and shipping large scope technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams.
  • Strong problem solver and have solid production debugging skills.
  • Thrive in a fast paced environment, and see yourself as a partner with the business with the shared goal of moving the business forward.
  • High level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability.
Responsibilities
  • Work deep inside Kubernetes to design and develop new features and improvements for the clickhouse-operator.
  • Architect and build robust and scalable automation for rollouts and end-to-end tests.
  • Improve and extend our internal command line tool.
  • Work closely with other cloud and core database teams to identify areas of improvement - we are our own product managers for internal tooling and developer productivity.
  • Educate and support other teams using our internal tools.
  • Be part of the on-call rotation and investigate issues in our ClickHouse Cloud production environment.

ClickHouse provides a high-speed, column-oriented database management system designed for developers and businesses that manage large-scale data. Its primary product processes analytical queries quickly by storing data from the same columns together, making it significantly faster than traditional row-oriented databases, especially in Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) scenarios. ClickHouse stands out from competitors by offering a free, open-source database that can be deployed on local machines or in the cloud, along with a fully managed service on platforms like AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure. The company's goal is to deliver an efficient and cost-effective solution for data management, helping clients reduce their operational costs while handling complex data queries.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$300M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2021

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

18%

1 year growth

38%

2 year growth

77%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • ClickHouse's recent $250 million Series B funding round indicates strong investor confidence and provides ample resources for growth and innovation.
  • The launch of ClickHouse Cloud and ClickPipes demonstrates the company's commitment to continuous product development and addressing modern data management needs.
  • Integration with popular tools like Grafana enhances ClickHouse's usability and appeal to a broad range of developers and businesses.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape in the database management market is intense, with major players like AWS, Google Cloud, and Redpanda posing significant threats.
  • Reliance on cloud platforms for managed services could expose ClickHouse to risks associated with cloud provider dependencies and potential service disruptions.

What makes Clickhouse unique

  • ClickHouse's column-oriented database architecture offers a significant speed advantage for OLAP queries, making it at least 100 times faster than traditional row-oriented databases.
  • The company's open-source model combined with managed services on AWS and GCP provides flexibility and cost-effectiveness, unlike many proprietary database solutions.
  • Strategic partnerships, such as the recent collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, expand ClickHouse's reach and enhance its global market presence.