Clickhouse

Database Research Scientist

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “United States; Canada; United Kingdom; Germany; The Netherlands”
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About this role

Clickhouse is hiring for a Database Research Scientist role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • Masters/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, with research experience in databases, distributed systems, systems software, or machine learning systems.
  • Strong publication record in leading peer-reviewed research venues such as SIGMOD, VLDB, SOSP, OSDI, NSDI, or NeurIPS, with work relevant to databases or systems.
  • Strong programming and systems-development background, including experience working with database internals or other large systems codebases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, or comparable modern DBMSs.
  • Proficiency in systems programming using C, C++, Rust, Zig, or a comparable low-level programming language.
  • Strong analytical, experimental, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
  • Experience developing or operating database systems in cloud environments such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure.
  • Familiarity with large language models, reinforcement learning, learned optimization, or other techniques at the intersection of machine learning and systems.
  • Experience contributing to large open-source systems projects, particularly database engines, distributed systems, compilers, or storage systems.

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