| Description | About ClickHouse Established in 2009 ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes. Enterprises globally including Lyft Sony IBM GitLab Twilio HubSpot and many more rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS GCP Azure and Alibaba. ClickHouse is looking for an experienced engineer to join our Observability team. We build and operate the telemetry platform that powers both internal monitoring and the observability features our customers rely on. Our systems ingest trillions of events per day with sustained throughput in the tens of millions per second. Engineers on the team are hybrid software systems and infrastructure engineers who ensure this platform is reliable scalable and efficient. We work closely with product and infrastructure teams and play a key role in major engineering initiatives across the company. We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments isn't afraid to get hands-on during incidents and knows when to automate the pain away. While experience in roles like Software Engineer SRE Systems Engineer or DevOps is valuable we care most about your problem-solving skills and mindset. If you enjoy tackling complex challenges across system design infrastructure automation and incident response—while helping us scale with confidence—you’ll fit right in. What you’ll do Design build and operate distributed systems that power observability across ClickHouse Cloud Own reliability performance and cost-efficiency of our telemetry pipeline and storage systems Take part in the on-call rotation and help drive root-cause resolution and long-term fixes Build tooling and automation to eliminate repetitive operational work Help shape the roadmap for observability by identifying bottlenecks and scaling challenges Collaborate with other engineering teams to improve their observability posture Contribute to design discussions architecture reviews and mentor teammates What we’re looking for Strong bias for action and ownership — you ship fix and improve systems proactively Great production debugging skills and a problem-solving mindset Strong communication skills comfortable working in a remote async-friendly team Experience balancing system performance reliability and cost Ability to iterate quickly: build MVPs collect feedback and improve continuously Requirements 5+ years building and running production systems at scale Proficiency in at least one systems-level language (we use Go but C++ Rust Python etc. are fine) Experience with Kubernetes Helm ArgoCD and Terraform or similar IaC tools Comfortable working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS GCP Azure) Familiarity with OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana or similar tools Experience with ClickHouse #LI-RemoteCompensation For roles based in the United States the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations such as Los Angeles CA the San Francisco Bay Area CA the Seattle WA Area and the New York City Metro Area a premium market range may apply as listed. These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments. An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors including (but not limited to) education qualifications certifications experience skills location performance and the needs of the business or organization. If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate please get in touch with us at paytransparency@clickhouse.com. Perks Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries. Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare. Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options. Time off - Flexible time off in the US generous entitlement in other countries. A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee. Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites. Culture - We All Shape It As part of our first 500 employees you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse. 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