Database Reliability Engineer - Core Team

About the Position

Database Reliability Engineer - Core Team

We are looking for a Database Reliability Engineer to join our Core Team at ClickHouse. This role can be based remotely in the Netherlands, UK, or Germany. As a key member of our Site Reliability Engineering team, you will ensure the reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of ClickHouse. You will collaborate with various teams and guide them to implement ClickHouse optimally for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Continuously improve the reliability and performance of ClickHouse core.
• Improve and create metrics and alerts for ClickHouse to identify and prevent problems in production.
• Investigate common customer issues in ClickHouse Core to identify root causes and submit bug fixes and improvements.
• Enhance incident response processes and post-mortem analysis for ClickHouse core related outages.
• Plan, enable, and drive Chaos initiatives across Engineering teams.
• Manage on-call processes to respond to performance and reliability issues.

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.
• Previous experience operating ClickHouse or other SQL databases in production.
• Excellent understanding of distributed database internals and SQL.
• Scripting experience with Shell or Python, and 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.

Nice to Have

• Experience with incident response and post-mortem analysis.
• Familiarity with Chaos Engineering.

We Offer

• Flexible work environment - Remote-friendly and globally distributed.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Stock options for new team members.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• Home office setup - USD$500 for remote employees.
• Global Gatherings – Opportunities for in-person connection at company-wide offsites.

About the Company

As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

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