Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML
ClickHouse5 months ago
Ottawa, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement AI-powered features across backend inference services and frontend interfaces in ClickHouse Cloud
- Create robust, scalable APIs connecting ClickHouse database capabilities with AI/ML inference systems and internal or external AI services
- Build and maintain integrations with the broader AI/ML ecosystem, frameworks, tools, and standards
- Integrate models into production systems with monitoring, versioning, observability, and evaluation
- Participate in the daytime on-call rotation
- Design and implement developer tools, SDKs, and documentation for ClickHouse AI/ML capabilities
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience in production environments
- Backend development experience in TypeScript or Python, or in Python, Go, or TypeScript, with a focus on API design and service architecture
- Exposure to working directly with AI/ML technologies
- Ability to drive features from concept to production with minimal supervision
- Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Preferred experience integrating and deploying AI/ML models in production, including inference APIs and vector databases
- Preferred familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP, particularly AI/ML deployment services
- Preferred understanding of database systems and data processing pipelines
- ClickHouse experience is a significant plus
Benefits
- Remote-friendly, globally distributed work environment operating in over 20 countries
- Employer healthcare contributions
- Company stock options
- Flexible time off in the US and generous leave entitlement in other countries
- $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees
- Opportunities to attend company-wide global gatherings
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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.