Established in 2009, ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system, driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries, emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes. Enterprises globally, including Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot, and many more, rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.
About the Team
The Integrations team is the bridge between ClickHouse and the entire data ecosystem. We build and maintain the connections that make ClickHouse accessible to millions of developers and data practitioners worldwide. Our work spans from low-level database drivers to high-level data visualization plugins, ensuring that ClickHouse seamlessly integrates with the tools our users already know and love.
We're responsible for the official language clients (Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, Rust, C++), major data connectors (Kafka, dbt, Spark, Fivetran), and integrations with leading visualization platforms (Grafana, Tableau, PowerBI, Metabase).
What will you do?
As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Golang integrations, you'll be the architect and maintainer of ClickHouse's Go ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of high-performance database engineering and developer experience, where you'll craft tools that enable Go developers to harness ClickHouse's incredible speed and scale.
You'll own the full lifecycle of Go-based integrations—from the core database driver that handles billions of records per second, to SDKs and connectors that make ClickHouse feel native in Go applications. This isn't just about writing code; you're building the foundation that thousands of Go developers rely on for their most critical data workloads.
Your work will directly impact how companies process massive datasets, from real-time analytics platforms ingesting millions of events per second to observability systems monitoring global infrastructure. You'll collaborate closely with the open-source community, internal teams, and enterprise users to ensure our Go integrations set the standard for performance, reliability, and developer experience.
About you:- 5+ years of software development experience focusing on building and delivering high-quality, data-intensive solutions.
- Strong proficiency in Golang and its ecosystem, including advanced knowledge of memory management, performance tuning, profiling, and debugging.
- Experience with concurrent programming, deep knowledge of Go's goroutines, channels, and concurrent patterns for high-throughput applications
- Strong understanding of database concepts: SQL, data modeling, query optimization, and familiarity with OLAP/analytical databases
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively within the team and across engineering functions.
- Passion for open-source development: actively engaging with the OSS community, advocating for users, and influencing the evolution of the core system through your contributions.
- Prior contributions to open-source projects.
- Familiarity with ClickHouse or similar high-performance data platforms.
- Expertise in building APIs, SDKs, or connectors that enhance developer experience and platform adoption.
- Familiarity with or eagerness to learn Rust and C++ for contributing to ClickHouse's core engine optimizations and building performance-critical integration components that span multiple language ecosystems.
- Understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP protocols, and network optimization techniques
For roles based in the United States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location.
The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location.
If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Perks- Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
- Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
- Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
- Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
- A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
- Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
Culture - We All Shape It
As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.
Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.
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ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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