Software Engineer (AI/ML)

Location: Portugal; remote-friendly role

US compensation: $147,000–$215,000 for general US locations or $167,000–$238,000 for premium US locations, plus equity

Company

ClickHouse is a rapidly scaling startup building a cloud data platform and AI/ML products for agents and data scientists.

What you will do

• Design and build AI-powered features across backend inference services and frontend interfaces in ClickHouse Cloud.
• Create scalable APIs connecting ClickHouse database capabilities with AI/ML inference systems and internal and external services.
• Develop integrations with AI/ML frameworks, tools, and ecosystem standards.
• Integrate models into production with monitoring, versioning, observability, and evaluation.
• Build developer tools, SDKs, and documentation for ClickHouse AI/ML capabilities.
• Participate in the daytime on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in production environments.
• Experience working directly with AI/ML technologies.
• Backend development experience with TypeScript or Python, focused on API design and service architecture.
• Ability to own features from concept through production with minimal supervision.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with diverse technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience deploying AI/ML models in production, including inference APIs and vector databases.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP services for AI/ML deployment.
• Understanding of database systems and data processing pipelines; ClickHouse experience is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Globally distributed, remote-friendly company operating in more than 25 countries.
• Employer healthcare contributions.
• Stock options for new team members.
• Flexible time off in the US and generous leave in other countries.
• $500 home office setup budget for remote employees.
• Opportunities to attend company-wide offsites.