Build DevOps Engineer

Overview

ClickHouse the hottest analytic database on the planet and Altinity is the home of ClickHouse experts who build real-time data solutions that run anywhere. Altinity is a distributed company that values employees, open source, and doing the right things for customers. We are seeking a hands-on Build DevOps Engineer to support our ClickHouse build pipeline, and to help us build cutting-edge database releases for cloud and on-prem operation. This is a programming-intensive DevOps role , with a strong emphasis on scripting, automation, and infrastructure reliability. You’ll work directly on CI/CD infrastructure that powers our Altinity Stable Builds—a curated release stream of ClickHouse optimized for production use—and contribute to both Altinity’s ClickHouse fork and the official ClickHouse upstream repository.

• Own the CI/CD process for Altinity Stable Builds, delivering reliable, production-grade ClickHouse releases
• Work on CI/CD and automation code in Altinity’s ClickHouse fork and upstream ClickHouse
• Maintain and improve GitHub self-hosted runners and supporting infrastructure
• Build, sign, and publish .deb, .rpm, and Docker images to internal and public registries
• Collaborate with ClickHouse development and QA teams to ship high-quality builds and features
• Investigate and resolve CI/CD failures, flaky tests, and build regressions
• Design automation to make release workflows more reliable, repeatable, and self-healing
• Proactively monitor infrastructure and pipelines to ensure 24/7 availability

• Excellent knowledge of cloud infrastructure management: AWS is required; familiarity with GCP and Azure is a plus.
• Excellent Python programming, Shell/Bash scripting, and Linux system administration skills
• Deep familiarity with git and modern build systems like CMake and Ninja
• Strong experience building and debugging CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions
• Hands-on expertise in creating and publishing .deb, .rpm, and Docker images
• Solid understanding of containers and virtualization technologies
• Ability to methodically debug complex infrastructure problems and eliminate root causes
• Strong documentation and communication habits
• Self-motivated and comfortable working in open-source and globally distributed environments

• Experience with ClickHouse
• Experience with C++
• Experience with open-source projects

• Work from Anywhere, Anytime: We are not your typical nine-to-five shop Enjoy the flexibility of working from literally wherever and whenever. Create a schedule that works for you and your family or lifestyle. Recharge your batteries with our open vacation policies.
• Cultural Diversity: We love that we get to work with passionate people from around the world. Currently, our team is made of professionals from 20 different countries
• Career Development and Learning Culture: We provide opportunities to learn new technologies as well as try out new roles; opportunities to learn ClickHouse deeply, contribute to open source, and grow into senior or platform roles. We also offer access to training on leading-edge technologies, plus flexible work schedules for external education.
• Technical Depth: Be part of a team that’s building the infrastructure for real-time analytics at a global scale. Grow your skills in Kubernetes, distributed databases, observability, and automation.
• USA Employees Benefits: We offer comprehensive PPO health care plans for our US-based employees that are incredibly flexible to meet the needs of individuals or families. 401K with company match also available.
• Company Travel: We come together in person two to three times per year in locations across the globe. During non-pandemic times, of course We also fund travel to conferences and encourage presentations as well as contributions to open source communities.

Apply now and tell us how your Operator, DevOps, or SRE background can help scale the future of cloud-native analytics.

This is a full-time position and includes equity in the company. Altinity is venture-funded and financially stable. We are 100% remote. You may work anywhere you have work permits.

We are eager to meet you