Principal Software Engineer – Postgres

🕒 May 21

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ClickHouse

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

SaaS • Enterprise • Artificial Intelligence

ClickHouse is a fast and resource-efficient real-time data warehouse and open-source database that is designed to deliver superior query performance for mission-critical and time-sensitive applications. It is available as a cloud service on major platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, with a "Bring Your Own Cloud" option and a wide range of integrations for seamless operation within diverse tech stacks. ClickHouse excels in real-time analytics, machine learning, business intelligence, and observability, making it an ideal choice for tasks such as financial services, fraud detection, and gaming analytics. It supports developer-friendly SQL operations, offers cost-effective storage solutions, and provides an open-source alternative to traditional databases. Companies like Sony, Lyft, Cisco, GitLab, and Twilio leverage ClickHouse for its scalability, efficiency, and ease of use.

📋 Description

• Lead design and implementation of advanced systems features across areas like storage, replication, query execution, and performance optimization. • Contribute to and extend Postgres internals — improving reliability, scalability, and efficiency. • Prototype and build extensions that expand Postgres’s core capabilities and integrate with cloud-native infrastructure. • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and cloud platform teams to deliver robust, developer-friendly experiences. • Profile and optimize database performance using low-level instrumentation and benchmarking. • Provide technical leadership, set standards for engineering excellence, and mentor senior engineers. • Operate with significant autonomy and ownership — driving projects from concept to production.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building systems software in C/C++ or Rust (Go experience a plus). • Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or other database engine internals, including storage, execution, or replication subsystems. • Strong understanding of concurrency, operating systems, and performance engineering. • Proven ability to ship large-scale systems or core infrastructure features end-to-end. • Experience contributing to open-source databases or similar complex systems is highly desirable. • Pragmatic problem solver with a bias for simplicity and measurable impact. • Thrives in a high-autonomy, high-velocity environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 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.