Data Platform Engineer

Overview

Senior Data Engineer to help evolve ClickHouse's internal data warehouse platform, building reusable pipeline components and delivering reliable, high-performance data models to business users.

What you'll do

• Design and develop reusable Airflow components (operators, connectors, and hooks) along with custom integrations tailored to the data architecture.
• Build reusable dbt macros and abstractions, including incremental strategies, ETL building blocks, and generic data quality tests optimized for ClickHouse-specific behavior.
• Develop DataOps tooling, including CI pipelines, data migration frameworks, and security controls, with a focus on reliability, self-service usability, and scale.
• Conduct thorough code reviews for team members and other team contributors.
• Actively participate in technical and architectural design discussions.
• Drive technical leadership in specific areas of the stack.
• Continuously improve the team's development environment, with a focus on automation, including AI-assisted workflows.
• Contribute to platform stability through proactive troubleshooting and timely incident resolution.
• Develop, refactor, and optimize business data models in line with modeling standards and ClickHouse best practices.
• Mentor and support contributors through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Lead the design and implementation of the most technically demanding data marts, particularly those involving high data velocity, large volumes, or complex business logic.

What you'll need

• Exceptional SQL skills.
• Strong hands-on experience with Airflow, dbt, and Python.
• Proven track record building and optimizing large-scale, high-throughput data pipelines.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing fundamentals: ETL/ELT, dimensional modeling, and data quality.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with ClickHouse.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD development, especially using GitHub Actions.

Details

• Location: The Netherlands.
• ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly, operating in over 25 countries.