Core Software Engineer, C++

đŸ”„ 1 hour ago

đŸ‡łđŸ‡± Netherlands – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

đŸ§‘â€đŸ’» Full-stack Engineer

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ClickHouse

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2021

☁ SaaS

🏱 Enterprise

đŸ€– Artificial Intelligence

đŸ”„ Funding within the last year

💰 $400M Series D on 2026-01

SaaS ‱ Enterprise ‱ Artificial Intelligence

ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented OLAP database and real-time data warehouse that delivers extremely fast, resource-efficient analytics at petabyte scale. ClickHouse offers both self-managed open-source software and managed cloud services (ClickHouse Cloud available on AWS, GCP, Azure), as well as complementary products like ClickHouse Managed Postgres, ClickStack (an open-source observability stack), Langfuse for LLM observability, Agentic Data Stack for AI applications, and chDB in-process SQL engine. It targets use cases such as real-time analytics, observability, data warehousing, machine learning and GenAI, and provides integrations with BI tools, data ingestion, and language clients. ClickHouse is used by enterprises across industries (e. g. , financial services, cybersecurity, e-commerce, gaming, automotive) and emphasizes performance, cost-efficiency, developer-friendliness, and open-source community adoption.

📋 Description

‱ Contribute to, analyze, and optimize the performance of the core ClickHouse database ‱ Work on query optimization, distributed query optimization, relational operators, caching, and low-level SIMD optimizations ‱ Extend existing and add new performance tests using real-world or synthetic datasets ‱ Serve as a resource for Support Engineering by debugging advanced customer performance issues ‱ Participate in an on-call rotation and external community support channels ‱ Collaborate with other teams to assess the performance and reliability impact of new features ‱ Resolve open-source issues, review and finish pull requests, and answer questions across email, chats, Google Groups, and external Slack channels

🎯 Requirements

‱ Solid professional software development experience in C++ ‱ Experience with Unix Systems ‱ Strong knowledge of database internals and design ‱ Experience in performance engineering ‱ Ability to communicate and work well within and across engineering teams ‱ Willingness to work closely with the open-source community ‱ Strong problem-solving and production debugging skills ‱ Passion for efficiency, availability, scalability, and data governance ‱ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment ‱ High level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability ‱ Bonus: experience with ClickHouse ‱ Bonus: experience in security, privacy, and compliance ‱ Bonus: experience with TCP/IP and network programming ‱ Bonus: experience developing cloud infrastructure services, preferably with Kubernetes ‱ Bonus: experience giving public talks at technical conferences and meetups ‱ Bonus: previous contributions to open-source projects

đŸ–ïž Benefits

‱ Flexible work environment; remote-friendly globally distributed company ‱ Employer contributions towards healthcare ‱ Equity in the company; stock options for every new team member ‱ Flexible time off in the US ‱ Generous time-off entitlement in other countries ‱ USD$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees ‱ Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites

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