Distributed Systems Engineer (ClickHouse)

TL;DR

Distributed Systems Engineer (ClickHouse): Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and reliable distributed systems for hirify.global's data lifecycle with an accent on data integrity, low-latency delivery, and performance optimization. Focus on building high-throughput data delivery pipelines, enhancing analytical database platforms using ClickHouse, and developing customer-facing GraphQL APIs for data retrieval.

Location: Hybrid in Austin, US

Company

hirify.global is a mission-driven company building a better Internet by providing security, performance, and reliability to millions of websites globally.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable distributed systems across the entire data lifecycle.
• Build and optimize key components of high-throughput data delivery platforms.
• Develop new and improve existing components for the hirify.global Analytical Platform, powered by ClickHouse.
• Scale, monitor, and maintain the performance of large-scale database clusters.
• Develop and enhance customer-facing GraphQL APIs, log delivery, and alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with other hirify.global teams and contribute to the ClickHouse open-source community.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems and databases.
• Strong programming skills (Golang preferable) and a deep understanding of software development best practices.
• Hands-on experience with modern observability stacks, including Prometheus and Grafana, and strong understanding of handling high-cardinality metrics at scale.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database internals, including database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
• A solid foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to debug and troubleshoot complex problems at high scale.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively.
• Must be able to work hybrid in Austin, US.

Nice to have

• Experience with ClickHouse.
• Experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink).
• Experience developing and scaling APIs, particularly GraphQL.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like SALT or Terraform.
• Experience with Linux container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a mission to help build a better Internet, protecting the free and open Internet through initiatives like Project Galileo and Athenian Project.
• Committed to diversity and inclusiveness, focusing on individual potential and development.
• Opportunity to work with a world-class team of engineers using cutting-edge technologies.
• Flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues.
• Provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.