Senior Core Software Engineer (C++)- US or Canada (Remote)

The job overview for this role is that the company is seeking an exceptional C++ engineer to join their Core Engineering team. The engineer will be responsible for developing features for the ClickHouse core database in C++, as well as collaborating with the Cloud team on tasks related to the ClickHouse Cloud service offering. Additionally, the engineer will contribute to improving the robustness of ClickHouse technology, provide support to the support team, and work closely with the open-source community.

• Develop features for the ClickHouse core database in C++
• Work on performance and optimization, RBAC, backups, caching, and distributed query execution
• Collaborate closely with the Cloud team on tasks related to ClickHouse Cloud
• Improve the robustness of ClickHouse technology by contributing to test coverage and QA infrastructure
• Serve as a resource for the support team, helping to debug advanced customer issues
• Work with the open-source community by resolving issues, reviewing and finishing PRs, and answering questions
• Bring solid professional software development experience in C/C++ and Go
• Have experience with Unix Systems
• Have experience in architecting/developing large-scale distributed systems, concurrency, multithreading, and synchronization
• Communicate well with others and work well within and across engineering teams
• Participate in code reviews and foster a culture of collaboration and mutual respect
• Have strong problem-solving and production debugging skills
• Be passionate about efficiency, availability, scalability, and data governance
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and see yourself as a partner with the business
• Have a high level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability
• Bonus points for experience with database internals and design, security, privacy, and compliance, TCP/IP and network programming, developing cloud infrastructure services (preferably with Kubernetes), giving public talks at technical conferences and meetups, and previous contributions to open source projects.

• Solid professional software development experience in C/C++ and Go
• Experience with Unix Systems
• Experience in architecting/developing large-scale distributed systems, concurrency, multithreading, and synchronization
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to 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 environment
• High level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability
• Bonus points for experience with database internals and design, security, privacy, and compliance, TCP/IP and network programming, developing cloud infrastructure services (preferably with Kubernetes), giving public talks at technical conferences and meetups, and previous contributions to open source projects.

• Flexible work environment
• Healthcare contributions
• Equity in the company (stock options)
• Flexible time off
• $500 home office setup for remote employees
• Employee-driven international mobility
• Opportunity to shape the company's culture
• Motivated and supportive team environment
• Learning and growth opportunities through feedback and collaboration