# Senior Software Engineer - Postgres

**Company:** [Clickhouse](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/clickhouse)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Postgres, Ruby, Go, Rust, C, Python, TypeScript, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Data Replication, Service Orchestration, APIs, Cloud Infrastructure
**Posted:** 2026-06-01

> Build the control-plane services, database extensions, automation, APIs, and operational tooling behind ClickHouse Cloud’s Postgres platform. The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience, deep PostgreSQL expertise, and strong systems programming and cloud infrastructure skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and build backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in ClickHouse Cloud.
- Extend the platform control plane, written in Ruby, Go, and TypeScript, to support Postgres capabilities.
- Contribute to PostgreSQL extensions and data-plane agents written in C, C++, or Rust.
- Build automation and tooling for cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.
- Develop APIs and integrations exposing Postgres functionality to customers and internal systems.
- Improve observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams on operational excellence, performance, and reliability.
- Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations.
- Identify opportunities, drive execution, and deliver meaningful impact.

## Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building or operating database or cloud-platform systems.
- Deep understanding of Postgres configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.
- Strong programming experience in one or more of Ruby, Go, Rust, C, or Python, with willingness to work across languages.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and automation tools.
- Understanding of distributed systems, data replication, and service orchestration patterns.
- Comfortable with greenfield development and operational ownership.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Proactive ownership and willingness to contribute across backend APIs, platform automation, Postgres internals, and debugging.

## Benefits
- Flexible work environment at a globally distributed, remote-friendly company.
- Employer healthcare contributions.
- Company stock options.
- Flexible or generous time off, depending on country.
- USD $500 home-office setup benefit for remote employees.
- Company-wide gatherings and offsites.

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