Frontend Engineer (React/Node.js)

Location: Europe or the United States; remote-friendly work environment

Base salary for US-based roles: $142K–$250K per year

Company

ClickHouse is a rapidly scaling startup building ClickHouse Cloud, with the SQL Console team operating as an autonomous product group.

What you will do

• Build highly interactive React web applications, developer tools, and IDE extensions handling real-time, high-throughput data streaming.
• Optimize frontend rendering performance, state management, and DOM virtualization for large-scale datasets and complex visualizations.
• Write asynchronous Node.js and Express microservices, streaming APIs, and backend optimizations when required.
• Take ambiguous product problems, architect clean solutions, and ship maintainable code with high autonomy.
• Use Cursor, Claude, and Codex as AI development tools to accelerate feature delivery.

Requirements

• Deep expertise building complex, state-heavy web applications in React, including Zustand, Redux, TanStack Query, or Context API.
• Proven ability to handle high-volume data rendering using DOM virtualization such as react-window, Canvas/D3.js, or memoization techniques.
• Strong hands-on experience writing asynchronous Node.js and Express microservices and streaming APIs.
• Experience as a startup founder, side-project creator, or early engineer, with the ability to work in fast-paced environments without rigid specifications.

Nice to have

• Experience building VS Code extensions, web-based IDEs, query editors such as Monaco, or developer tools.
• Hands-on experience with ClickHouse or columnar real-time databases.

Culture & Benefits

• Globally distributed, remote-friendly environment operating in more than 25 countries.
• Employer contributions toward healthcare.
• Stock options for new team members.
• Flexible time off in the United States and generous leave entitlement in other countries.
• USD $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.
• Opportunities to meet colleagues at company-wide offsites.