At Aiven, we are a global team building a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our ClickHouse team and help design, build, and operate the infrastructure that powers our managed ClickHouse service used by thousands of customers daily. This role is based in Helsinki, Finland, and follows a hybrid work pattern (office three days per week).
At Aiven, we are a global team building a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our ClickHouse team and help design, build, and operate the infrastructure that powers our managed ClickHouse service used by thousands of customers daily. This role is based in Helsinki, Finland, and follows a hybrid work pattern (office three days per week).
What you'll do: - Design, build, and maintain backend services in Python (FastAPI, asyncio, psycopg2) that manage the ClickHouse service lifecycle - Work with CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite, GitHub Actions) to ship code reliably and often - Investigate and resolve production issues from Python code down to Linux system behavior - Contribute to technical planning in a small team where your input shapes the roadmap - Write well-tested, type-checked code and participate in thorough code reviews - Use AI coding tools as part of your daily workflow to accelerate development
What we're looking for: Must have: - Solid Python development skills with async patterns - Strong understanding of databases - Deep Linux knowledge (Fedora preferred) with systemd, process management, filesystem internals, and OS-level debugging - CI/CD experience - Familiarity with automated testing - Experience with AI coding tools - Distributed systems awareness - Fluent English
Nice to have: - ClickHouse experience - C/C++ - Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) with Terraform or similar IaC tools - PostgreSQL operational experienc
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What you'll do: - Design, build, and maintain backend services in Python (FastAPI, asyncio, psycopg2) that manage the ClickHouse service lifecycle - Work with CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite, GitHub Actions) to ship code reliably and often - Investigate and resolve production issues from Python code down to Linux system behavior - Contribute to technical planning in a small team where your input shapes the roadmap - Write well-tested, type-checked code and participate in thorough code reviews - Use AI coding tools as part of your daily workflow to accelerate development
What we're looking for: Must have: - Solid Python development skills with async patterns - Strong understanding of databases - Deep Linux knowledge (Fedora preferred) with systemd, process management, filesystem internals, and OS-level debugging - CI/CD experience - Familiarity with automated testing - Experience with AI coding tools - Distributed systems awareness - Fluent English
Nice to have: - ClickHouse experience - C/C++ - Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) with Terraform or similar IaC tools - PostgreSQL operational experienc
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