ClickHouse

Technology

SupportEngineer-China(AlibabaCloudStrategicAccounts)支持工程师-中国(阿里云战略客户)

$450–750k ~AI est. China Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Support Engineer - China (Alibaba Cloud Strategic Accounts) 支持工程师 - 中国(阿里云战略客户) at ClickHouse. Skills: Database support, Cloud platforms, Distributed systems, Real-time analytics. Own customer issues lifecycle. Triage incoming issues”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root-cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Technical support, DBA, SRE, or database engineering role, On-call and SLA-driven environments experience, Technical breadth and depth, ClickHouse DBMS or similar, OLAP, Cloud/SaaS platforms, Distributed systems software engineering, Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, System or Network Administration, Big data and analytics platforms, Operating ClickHouse or other SQL databases in production, Write and optimize complex SQL, Solid Linux fundamentals, Debugging production systems, Working knowledge of distributed database internals, Operational realities of running databases at scale, Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, Excellent written and verbal communication in Chinese (Mandarin), Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Nice to Have

Direct production experience operating ClickHouse clusters at scale, Scripting experience with Shell or Python, Ability to read and understand C++ code, Experience with Kubernetes, Experience with Terraform, Experience with infrastructure-as-code, Familiarity with streaming and data pipeline tools, Familiarity with modern observability stacks, Prior experience supporting strategic accounts, Prior experience supporting large internet companies, Prior experience supporting financial services customers in Greater China, Open-source contributions, Conference talks, Community involvement around ClickHouse or adjacent projects

What You'll Do.

Own customer issues lifecycle

Triage incoming issues

Classify incoming issues

Track incoming issues

Identify recurring patterns

Feed patterns into knowledge base

Feed patterns into runbooks

Feed patterns into product feedback

Diagnose SQL performance issues

Resolve SQL performance issues

Diagnose query performance issues

Resolve query performance issues

Diagnose schema design issues

Resolve schema design issues

Diagnose table-engine design issues

Resolve table-engine design issues

Diagnose replication issues

Resolve replication issues

Diagnose sharding issues

Resolve sharding issues

Diagnose ingestion pipelines issues

Resolve ingestion pipelines issues

Diagnose materialized views issues

Resolve materialized views issues

Diagnose resource utilization issues

Resolve resource utilization issues

Diagnose cluster operations issues

Resolve cluster operations issues

Advise customers on best practices

Advise customers on capacity planning

Advise customers on configuration tuning

Escalate complex issues

Escalate product-level issues

Contribute to internal tooling

Contribute to documentation

Contribute to ClickHouse community

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global Engineering teams; Global Cloud teams; Core Database teams; China Engineering Manager; Global Support organization

Communication Scope

Translate technical issues

Full Job Description

About ClickHouse Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With more than 3,000 customers and ARR that has grown over 250 percent year over year, ClickHouse leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. The company’s sustained, accelerating momentum was recently validated by a $400M Series D financing round. Over the past three months, customers including Capital One, Lovable, Decagon, Polymarket, and Airwallex have adopted the platform or expanded existing deployments. These customers join an established base of AI innovators and global brands such as Meta, Cursor, Sony, and Tesla. We’re on a mission to transform how companies use data. Come be a part of our journey! SUPPORT ENGINEER — CHINA (ALIBABA CLOUD STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS) Location: Mainland China (remote) Department: Core Team / Support Engineering About ClickHouse Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With more than 3,000 customers and ARR that has grown over 250 percent year over year, ClickHouse leads the market in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. The company's sustained, accelerating momentum was recently validated by a $400M Series D financing round. We're on a mission to transform how companies use data. Come be a part of our journey! We are continuing to grow our global Support organization, and we are now investing in dedicated coverage for our strategic customers in China running ClickHouse on Alibaba Cloud. If you want to work in an environment where you can learn, grow, be an agent of change, and have your voice heard — please read on. About the Role As a Support Engineer — China, you will be the front-line technical owner for some of our largest enterprise customers in China deploying ClickHouse on Alibaba Cloud. This is a hands-on, customer

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