Database Reliability Engineer

Database Reliability Engineer

Full-Time 63000 - 77000 Β£ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Ensure and improve the reliability and performance of ClickHouse in a dynamic cloud environment.
  • Company: Join ClickHouse, a fast-growing leader in real-time analytics and data warehousing.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible work, generous time off, and a $500 home office setup.
  • Other info: Remote-friendly role with excellent career growth opportunities in a collaborative team.
  • Why this job: Make a significant impact on cutting-edge technology and work with top global brands.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in Reliability Engineering, strong SQL knowledge, and scripting skills required.

The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 Β£ per year.

About Click House Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, Click House is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies.

With more than 4,000 customers and ARR that has grown over 250 percent year over year, Click House leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads.

The company's sustained, accelerating momentum was recently validated by a $400M Series D financing round.

Over the past three months, customers including Capital One, Lovable, Decagon, Polymarket, and Airwallex have adopted the platform or expanded existing deployments.

These customers join an established base of AI innovators and global brands such as Meta, Cursor, Sony, and Tesla.

We're on a mission to transform how companies use data. Note: This position can be based remotely in the United Kingdom, Germany, or the Netherlands.

To continue this, we are building out our Site Reliability Engineering team in Click House Core.

As one of the first members of our Reliability Engineering Team at Core, you will be responsible for building and leading processes to ensure and improve the reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of Click House.

You will also own the areas of managing engineering escalation management and response, investigations, post-mortem analysis including running blameless postmortems, and continuous improvement of how Clickhouse is run and optimized in the cloud.

This role is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on our elastic, limitless scale, high-performance Click House in Click House Cloud.

Continuously improve the reliability and performance of Click House core.

Enhance and refine incident response processes and post-mortem analysis for Click House core related outages including working with support and Cloud teams to communicate to the impacted customers.

Plan, enable, and drive Chaos initiatives across Engineering teams, based upon internal priorities.

Manage on-call processes to respond to performance and reliability issues, and establish best practices for coordinating escalation to resolve issues and minimize customer impact.

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 Click House or other SQL databases in production.

Excellent understanding of distributed database internals and SQL, particularly Click House is a major plus.

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.

The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

An individual's placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at paytransparency@clickhouse.

Perks Flexible work environment - Click House is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly.

Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.

A $500 Home office setup if you're a remote employee.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy Click House 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.

Database Reliability Engineer employer: ClickHouse

ClickHouse is an exceptional employer, offering a flexible and remote-friendly work environment that empowers employees to thrive. With generous time-off policies and a commitment to equal opportunity, ClickHouse fosters a culture of inclusivity and continuous improvement, making it an ideal place for professionals looking to grow their careers in a fast-paced, innovative setting. As part of a rapidly expanding team, you'll have the chance to make a significant impact on cutting-edge technology while enjoying a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions.

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Contact Details:

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We think you need these skills to ace Database Reliability Engineer

Reliability Engineering
Incident Response
Post-Mortem Analysis
SQL Databases
Distributed Database Internals
Scripting (Shell, Python)
C++ Code Understanding