Release Engineer - Data Plane Internal Tooling and Productivity @ClickHouse

Overview

The Release Engineer role at ClickHouse involves a blend of operational execution and software development, focusing on the safe and continuous delivery of ClickHouse Cloud, a managed database platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute rolling upgrades across tens of thousands of ClickHouse clusters, ensuring safety, correctness, and minimal customer impact.
• Own the full release pipeline, from pre-upgrade validation and staged rollouts to post-upgrade monitoring and incident response.
• Investigate and resolve production issues as part of a regular on-call rotation.
• Build and improve internal tooling and automation for large-scale database operations.
• Collaborate with core database and cloud infrastructure teams to address operational pain points.
• Support and educate other engineering teams using internal tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience operating stateful distributed systems in production.
• Hands-on experience with upgrades or maintenance operations on live production data stores.
• Strong production debugging skills.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Software development experience in Go or another language with a willingness to learn Go.
• Experience with ClickHouse preferred.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment - remote-friendly with operations in over 25 countries.
• Healthcare - employer contributions towards healthcare.
• Equity in the company - stock options for all new team members.
• Generous time off policies.
• USD $500 for home office setup if remote.
• Opportunities for global gatherings and in-person connections.

Location

Remote, with operations in over 25 countries.

How to Apply

Please apply through the company's career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.