QA Engineer - Core Database (remote)
ClickHouse is looking for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join its Core Engineering team and improve the efficiency and quality of both the open-source ClickHouse project and the Cloud offering. The role involves building test automation, validating new features and releases, and improving testing infrastructure for large and complex distributed systems. The position is fully remote and can be filled in any country where ClickHouse has a hiring presence.
Responsibilities
- ▹Build and enhance test automation frameworks and develop automated test cases
- ▹Try out new features and ensure they land smoothly in production
- ▹Test cross-functional implementations across internal teams
- ▹Implement new testing strategies and automation for large, complex distributed systems
- ▹Evaluate new ClickHouse functionality for each release and identify improvement opportunities in the codebase
- ▹Engineer and improve existing testing infrastructure
Requirements
- ▹Extensive knowledge of SQL
- ▹Previous experience in a similar SDET, Release Engineering, or QA role related to a classical database or distributed system
- ▹Hands-on experience with any programming language (Python, Go, C++)
- ▹Ability to read C++ code for validation
- ▹Working knowledge of Git, Linux, and shell scripting
- ▹Experience with both manual and automation testing
- ▹Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, including with remote teams
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
- ▹Employer contributions towards healthcare
- ▹Stock options for every new team member
- ▹Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries
- ▹$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees
- ▹Company-wide offsites and global gatherings
About the company
ClickHouse is a fast-growing private cloud company recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, with more than 3,000 customers and ARR growth of over 250 percent year over year. It is a market leader in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads, recently backed by a $400M Series D round. The company is globally distributed and remote-friendly, operating in over 20 countries.