Senior Software Engineer - Python and Data Ecosystem

ClickHouse is a rapidly growing private cloud company recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, specializing in real-time analytics and data warehousing. The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to the data engineering ecosystem by building and maintaining Python integrations that enhance ClickHouse's performance and usability for data practitioners.

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve ClickHouse's Python connector and SDK ecosystem, raising the bar on performance, reliability, and API design
• Build and maintain integrations with orchestration platforms (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect) and transformation tools (dbt) to enterprise-grade quality standards
• Drive the AI/LLM integration strategy: designing connectors and patterns that make ClickHouse a natural fit in RAG architectures, ML feature pipelines, and LLM-powered data applications
• Engage actively with the open-source community: triage issues, support contributors, advocate for users, and shape the roadmap based on real-world feedback
• Collaborate with Product, Cloud, and other engineering teams to align integration work with broader platform priorities
• Bring a practitioner's perspective to roadmap decisions, grounding prioritization in genuine Data Engineer and Data Scientist workflows

Requirements:

• 7+ years of software development experience, ideally with hands-on time as a Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or ML Engineer
• Deep, proven experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade Python connectors, SDKs, or integrations for at least one major platform (orchestration, BI, MLOps, or data transformation)
• Solid experience with the Python data ecosystem: Pandas, NumPy, Pydantic, and related libraries
• Prior contributions to, or deep practical experience with, popular data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect)
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML in data engineering contexts: embedding generation, vector search, feature pipelines, or LLM-powered tooling in production, not just experimentation
• Strong understanding of database fundamentals: SQL, data modeling, query optimization, and familiarity with OLAP/analytical databases
• Solid experience with concurrent Python: threading, multiprocessing, and async patterns
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating across engineering functions and with open-source communities
• Experience deploying AI/ML models in production, including inference APIs and vector databases
• Prior experience as a Data Engineer or Data Scientist in a product-facing or platform role
• Familiarity with ClickHouse or similar high-performance OLAP platforms
• Familiarity with the JVM ecosystem