Engineering Lead

Who you are

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Extensive experience building and operating modern web platforms using Next.js, React, JavaScript and TypeScript
• Strong software architecture and systems design experience
• Experience with headless CMS platforms, ideally Strapi
• Deep understanding of web performance, accessibility, analytics integrations and modern frontend engineering practices
• Experience building reliable production systems with modern deployment, monitoring and observability tooling
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working across design, marketing and engineering
• A pragmatic technical leader who enjoys mentoring others while remaining close to the code
• Experience building high-traffic SaaS websites
• Experience with experimentation platforms and A/B testing frameworks
• Strong understanding of technical SEO
• Experience building or contributing to design systems
• Familiarity with modern analytics platforms and data-driven optimisation
• Experience using AI-powered developer tools to improve engineering productivity

What the job involves

• ClickHouse is looking for an experienced Engineering Lead, Web Platform, to lead the technical evolution of our marketing website and the systems that power our digital presence
• This is a hands-on player/coach role. You’ll define the technical direction of one of our most important products while remaining an active contributor to the codebase
• You’ll partner closely with Design, Demand Generation, Content, Product Marketing and Engineering to build a world-class web platform that enables rapid growth without compromising engineering quality
• Success in this role requires someone who enjoys balancing long-term technical strategy with day-to-day execution. At ClickHouse, leaders lead by doing
• Define and lead the technical strategy for the ClickHouse web platform
• Architect, build and maintain our marketing website and supporting systems using Next.js, React, JavaScript, TypeScript and Strapi
• Contribute meaningful production code across the platform. This is a hands-on engineering role where everybody codes
• Continuously improve the platform’s performance, scalability, reliability, accessibility and maintainability
• Own the technical health of the website, including Core Web Vitals, deployment pipelines, observability and engineering best practices
• Partner with Demand Generation to improve self-service capabilities and evolve experimentation and A/B testing infrastructure
• Partner with the Content team to improve technical SEO and search performance
• Partner with Design to deliver exceptional user experiences while maintaining engineering quality and implementation consistency
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to understand priorities, define technical solutions and build the roadmap for the web platform
• Establish and maintain high engineering standards through architecture, code reviews, documentation and technical leadership
• Help shape the future of web engineering at ClickHouse by evaluating modern technologies, tooling and AI-assisted development workflows
• Help build and grow a lean, high-performing web engineering team as the organisation evolves, partnering on hiring where additional investment is needed

Benefits

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites