Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Partner Integrations
About The Position
ClickHouse is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Cloud Partner Integrations team. This role involves bringing ClickHouse Cloud into customer-trusted environments, acting as a native service within major cloud data platforms, a first-class data source for BI and visualization tools, and connecting through marketplaces and identity federation. The goal is to make ClickHouse feel like a first-class citizen in every environment. As the founding backend engineer, you will set technical defaults, have end-to-end ownership, and work within the constraints of external platforms. You will collaborate closely with the engineering manager and a founding group, setting the technical direction for the team.
Requirements
- 5+ years building software, with a significant portion on data-heavy or integration-flavored systems.
- Solid backend and systems instincts, with the ability to reason about deployment topology, multi-tenancy, and data movement.
- Comfortable owning architectural tradeoffs.
- Experience with modern auth protocols, service principals, and identity federation across trust boundaries.
- Experience building on external platforms with incomplete documentation and potential breaking changes.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, shipping before specifications are finished, and making sensible calls under uncertainty.
- Ability to flag decisions that will be hard to undo.
- Strong collaboration skills with other engineers, earning trust through clear thinking.
- Primarily a backend engineer, but comfortable enough in JavaScript/TypeScript to contribute when needed.
- Proficient in using AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) effectively and honestly, with transparency about their use.
- Strong written communication skills for design docs, PRs, and RFCs.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with a major cloud data or analytics platform ecosystem.
- Real depth in auth and identity federation.
- Experience shipping through a partner marketplace or certification process.
- Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms, or understanding their isolation and deployment topology.
- Working knowledge of ClickHouse or another columnar/OLAP engine.
Responsibilities
- Own an integration end to end: design, code, and production system.
- Set the technical defaults for a growing team.
- Own the architecture including auth and identity flows, multi-tenancy, data movement, performance, and production operations.
- Run what you build, including being on-call for your work.
- Own the infrastructure, CI, deployment, and observability behind the integrations.
- Work on top of external platforms that cannot be changed, managing associated risks.
- Partner closely with internal teams whose services are depended upon, agreeing on interfaces and finding ways to keep moving forward.
- Develop design documents, PRs, and RFCs to document technical direction and decisions.
Benefits
- Flexible work environment (globally distributed and remote-friendly).
- Employer contributions towards healthcare.
- Stock options for every new team member.
- Flexible time off (in the US).
- A $500 Home office setup for remote employees.
- Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites (Global Gatherings).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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