Database Reliability Engineer - Core Team
ClickHouse6 months ago
Remote, NetherlandsSenior
Responsibilities
- Continuously improve the reliability and performance of ClickHouse Core
- Create and improve metrics and alerts to identify and prevent production problems before they affect customers
- Investigate common customer problems, identify root causes, submit bug fixes and issue reports, and suggest improvements
- Enhance incident response and postmortem processes for ClickHouse Core outages
- Coordinate with Support and Cloud teams to communicate with impacted customers
- Plan and drive chaos initiatives across engineering teams
- Manage on-call processes and establish escalation best practices to minimize customer impact
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience in Reliability Engineering, QA, or customer-facing engineering
- Production experience operating ClickHouse or other SQL databases
- Strong understanding of distributed database internals and SQL; ClickHouse experience is a major plus
- Scripting experience with Shell or Python and the ability to read and understand C++ code
- Knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Strong problem-solving and production debugging skills
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a global, fast-paced team
Benefits
- Remote-friendly work environment, with this position based remotely in the Netherlands, UK, or Germany
- Employer healthcare contributions
- Company stock options
- Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries
- $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees
- Opportunities to participate in company-wide global gatherings
About ClickHouse
ClickHouse builds an open-source, columnar OLAP database and a managed cloud service for teams that need real-time analytics at scale. The company monetizes through ClickHouse Cloud and commercial support for enterprises running analytics, observability, and AI workloads. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Palo Alto, it is privately held and serves as the primary commercial steward of the ClickHouse project.