Senior Software Engineer - Postgres

Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, Click House is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With over 2,000 customers and ARR that has more than quadrupled over the past year, Click House leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. Click House’s incredible momentum was confirmed in its recent $350M Series C financing that included new, tier one investors, Khosla Ventures, BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Click House is launching a strategic Postgres initiative to extend our developer-first cloud platform, so teams can easily integrate Postgres with Click House and power end-to-end data workflows.

We’re looking for a  Senior Software Engineer  to join the team building this platform. You’ll work across a range of areas — from control plane services and automation to operational tooling and developer experience. This is a  flexible, full-stack systems role  for an engineer who thrives in environments where boundaries are fluid, problems are complex, and impact is tangible.

What You’ll Do

Design and build backend services that orchestrate and manage database clusters in Click House Cloud.

Extend our platform control plane — written in Ruby, Go, and Type Script — to support new Postgres capabilities.

Contribute to automation and tooling that simplify cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.

Collaborate with infrastructure, SRE, and product teams to ensure operational excellence, performance, and reliability.

Develop APIs and integrations that expose new Postgres functionality to customers and internal systems.

Improve observability, deployment safety, and debugging workflows for database services.

Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and on-call rotations, contributing to the overall reliability and velocity of the team.

Operate with autonomy — identifying opportunities, driving execution, and delivering meaningful impact.

About You

Experience:

6+ years in software engineering, ideally with experience building or operating database or cloud platform systems.

Postgres Expertise:  Deep understanding of  Postgres  — configuration, extensions, operations, and performance tuning.

Technical

Skills:

Strong programming experience in  Ruby ,  Go , or  Python  (or willingness to work across languages).

Familiarity with  cloud infrastructure ,  APIs , and automation tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD).

Understanding of  distributed systems , data replication, and service orchestration patterns.

Mindset:  Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and comfortable with both greenfield development and operational ownership.

Flexibility:  Happy to contribute where needed — from backend APIs and platform automation to Postgres internals and debugging.

Collaboration:

Strong communicator who works effectively across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Ownership:  You operate with a  founder’s mindset  — take initiative, move quickly, and care deeply about outcomes.

Why Join Us

Be part of a  strategic new offering  that expands the scope and impact of Click House Cloud.

Work with cutting-edge database and infrastructure technologies at scale.

Operate with high autonomy in a small, focused team that values deep expertise and collaboration.

Shape foundational systems for reliability, automation, and developer experience in managed database.

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Compensation
For roles based in the United States , the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as Los Angeles, CA, the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, the Seattle, WA, Area, and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed.

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

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