Backend Engineer - Control Plane at Tailscale | Remote

About ClickHouseListed among the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100, ClickHouse stands out as a leader in the cloud industry, redefining data usage with its innovative solutions. With a rapidly expanding customer base exceeding 3,000 and an impressive annual recurring revenue growth of over 250%, ClickHouse is at the forefront of real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads.This growth was recently underscored by a substantial $400M Series D funding round, attracting clients such as Capital One, Lovable, Decagon, Polymarket, and Airwallex. Our clientele also includes renowned AI pioneers and global brands like Meta, Cursor, Sony, and Tesla, showcasing our robust platform.Join us on our mission to revolutionize data utilization. Be a part of our exciting journey!The Control Plane Infrastructure team is dedicated to developing and managing the core resources and tools essential for the Control Plane Platform. This encompasses compute, storage, networking, security, and a multi-region architecture that guarantees a dependable and scalable managed Cloud Console experience for ClickHouse Cloud customers. We seek highly skilled and experienced cloud platform engineers to design, deploy, and maintain our infrastructure.

About the Role Crusoe is seeking a Software Engineer focused on the Control Plane to help build and improve control systems. This position is based in San Francisco, CA. What You Will Do Develop and refine software that powers Crusoe's control systems Work closely with teammates to solve complex technical challenges Contribute ideas and code to projects that drive the platform forward Who We’re Looking For Experience building or maintaining control plane software Comfort working in a collaborative setting Interest in tackling sophisticated software engineering problems If you enjoy building systems and want to make an impact on Crusoe’s technology, this role offers the chance to work with a dedicated team on meaningful projects.

Hightouch is hiring a Software Engineer to work on the Control Plane. This position is fully remote within North America. Role overview This role centers on building and maintaining the Control Plane for Hightouch’s data activation platform. The work involves developing scalable systems that help businesses use their data more effectively. Collaboration with a motivated engineering team is a key part of the job. What you will do Design and implement features for the Control Plane Work closely with teammates to deliver reliable, scalable solutions Support businesses in making better use of their data Location This is a remote role open to candidates based in North America.

Aerospike, Inc. is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team, focusing on the development of our Control Plane. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a fully remote setting.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining key components of our Control Plane architecture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet our clients' needs.

Join Databricks as an Engineering Manager overseeing the Databricks SQL Control Plane. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dynamic team of engineers to enhance our SQL services, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and secure. You will collaborate closely with product management and other engineering teams to define and deliver high-quality solutions that meet our customers' needs.

Join Sentry as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in the Control Plane, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our platform's capabilities. You'll collaborate with a talented team of engineers to design, develop, and maintain high-performance systems that empower developers to monitor and fix crashes seamlessly.

CoreWeave is the premier cloud solution for AI, crafted by visionaries for visionaries. Our platform empowers innovators to confidently build and scale their AI applications, supported by cutting-edge technology, expert teams, and unparalleled infrastructure performance. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, we accelerate breakthroughs and transform computational power into practical capabilities. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became publicly traded on Nasdaq (CRWV) in March 2025. Discover more at www.coreweave.com.What You’ll Do:We are seeking a dedicated Staff Storage Engineer to significantly contribute to the design, construction, and management of our control plane for a high-performance AI storage platform. You will help advance CoreWeave’s storage systems by developing reliable, scalable, and high-throughput solutions that support some of the largest and most innovative AI workloads globally. This position requires close collaboration with teams across infrastructure, compute, and platform to ensure our storage services can scale seamlessly while maximizing performance and reliability. About the Role:Design and implement a highly scalable multi-tenant control plane to meet CoreWeave’s expanding AI storage and cloud infrastructure demands.Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage, distributed file systems, and the integration of dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments.Utilize technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed file systems to enhance storage performance and efficiency.Engage in initiatives to improve the reliability, durability, and observability of our storage stack.Collaborate with operations teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize storage systems using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards to enhance performance, reduce latency, and improve resilience.Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack.Share your expertise and mentor other engineers in best practices.

About AuthZed:At AuthZed, we are at the forefront of developing open-source authorization solutions tailored for businesses navigating complex end-user permission systems within zero-trust architectures. Our flagship product, SpiceDB, stands as the most advanced open-source permissions database, taking inspiration from Google's Zanzibar system. We are dedicated to creating managed services that provide planet-scale production authorization capabilities.Our strategic fundraising efforts have allowed us to effectively leverage our $3.9M seed funding, leading to the development of SpiceDB as the open-source standard in authorization database technology. This achievement has solidified our reputation as experts in authorization, fostered a thriving open-source community, and facilitated robust revenue growth through our enterprise solutions.AuthZed operates as a fully remote company, employing talented individuals across the United States and Europe. Our culture emphasizes hard work and a software-driven ethos; even our sales team is well-versed in our technology. We uphold integrity in all interactions, cultivating trust and respect for every team member's voice.Company Values:Agency: We believe in empowering everyone to enact positive changes within our business and products. Our processes are designed to clarify our goals without limiting the methods of achieving them.Collaboration: Success is multi-faceted, and no single person can excel in every area. Valuing diverse opinions, finding compromises, and nurturing mutual trust and respect are essential for optimal solutions.Open-mindedness: We encourage questioning assumptions and challenging biases to avoid echo chambers. Embracing diverse perspectives fosters an inclusive and enriching workplace.About the Role:As a Senior Software Engineer at AuthZed, you will play a pivotal role in transforming how modern applications approach access control.The AuthZed Cloud represents an Authorization Infrastructure as a Service, engineered to deliver real-time access control for production applications. Given that authorization decisions are critical to customer systems, maintaining correctness, performance, and availability is paramount.Your responsibilities will include managing the customer authorization infrastructure, overseeing its provisioning, security, configuration, and evolution over time.

At Confluent, we're not just innovating technology; we're revolutionizing the way data flows and how industries leverage it. Our platform enables data to move dynamically in near real-time, empowering organizations to react swiftly, develop intelligently, and provide experiences that are as fluid as the world around them.We seek team members who challenge the status quo, provide candid feedback, and support one another. This is a collaborative environment where egos are set aside, and smart, inquisitive individuals unite to achieve greater objectives.Join us as one team, one vision, one Data Streaming Platform.About the Role:The Flink Platform team is pivotal in creating a robust control plane for the Flink product, utilizing cutting-edge database technology to guarantee high reliability and efficiency. Our commitment to innovation and excellence is paramount to advancing Confluent's Data in Motion initiative, providing the industry with solutions tailored to the evolving demands of stream processing.What You Will Do:Develop control plane services that manage Flink job lifecycles, including submission, scaling, and recovery. Create Kubernetes operators and orchestrators for efficient serverless resource management, and design APIs for job management, multi-tenancy, and isolation.Adopt a comprehensive development approach, taking responsibility for code quality, test coverage, documentation, and maintainability of the components you and your team create.Designing Components: You'll implement and draft designs for the Flink Control Plane, engage in discussions, and facilitate decision-making with relevant stakeholders.As a team member, you will help maintain processes, actively participate in team dynamics, lead meetings, initiate projects where possible, and join in on-call rotations.Mentorship: You will guide less experienced engineers in control plane architecture and help junior developers embark on their journey in serverless Apache Flink.What You Will Bring:A minimum of 10 years of relevant software development experience.Technical proficiency: Extensive knowledge of distributed systems orchestration (such as Kubernetes and control loops). Demonstrated experience in building high-scale control planes, API servers, or cloud-native infrastructure, along with familiarity in containerization and networking.

Join Cloudflare as a Product Manager for our Control Plane team, where you'll have the opportunity to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of key product initiatives. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify customer needs, define product requirements, and deliver exceptional user experiences. Your insights will directly impact the future of our platform, helping to secure and accelerate the internet.

Join DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer in our Inference Data Plane team, where you'll play a vital role in developing and optimizing our data processing architecture. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to impactful projects that enhance our platform. If you're passionate about data-driven solutions and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

Join DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer specializing in the Inference Data Plane. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing our data processing systems to support scalable machine learning inference. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, efficient solutions that enhance our infrastructure and customer experience.

Join our innovative team at DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer specializing in the Inference Data Plane. In this role, you will develop and maintain systems that enhance our data processing capabilities, ensuring efficient and reliable inference for our customers. Your expertise will be crucial in optimizing performance and scalability while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive impactful projects.

Join DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer 2 specializing in Inference Data Plane, where you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing our data processing capabilities. You will work alongside a talented team to design, implement, and optimize systems that facilitate efficient inference operations. Your expertise will contribute to building scalable solutions that empower developers and organizations to harness the cloud effectively.

Join DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer specializing in the Inference Data Plane. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing and optimizing data-driven inference systems that power our cloud services. Collaborate with a talented team of engineers to innovate and enhance our platform, ensuring high performance and reliability for our users.

As a Senior Engineer II in the Inference Data Plane team, you will play a crucial role in developing and optimizing our data processing systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling the infrastructure that supports inference processes, ensuring reliability and performance. Join us in revolutionizing the cloud infrastructure landscape by building innovative solutions that empower developers worldwide.

Join our innovative team at DigitalOcean as a Senior Engineer II, focusing on the Inference Data Plane. In this role, you will lead the development of cutting-edge data processing systems that drive our machine learning initiatives. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and enhance user experience.

At Accenture Federal Services, we are dedicated to strengthening the United States federal government and enhancing the lives of its citizens. Our team of over 13,000 professionals is driven by a unified mission to harness the vast potential of technology and ingenuity for clients in defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health sectors. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology-focused arm of global Accenture. Acknowledged as one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Places to Work, we foster a collaborative and supportive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to grow, learn, and succeed through practical experiences, certifications, industry training, and more. Be a part of our journey to enact positive and lasting transformations that propel missions and government initiatives forward! Accenture Federal Services is actively seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our cloud platform team, dedicated to supporting government clients within Gov Cloud Environments. This pivotal role involves designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructures within a dynamic, agile setting. A key component of this position is its strong alignment with DevOps engineering, necessitating proficiency in automation, CI/CD pipeline development, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies. Candidates should be adept at navigating the intersection of development and operations, creating tools and automation that facilitate rapid and secure delivery.The ideal applicant will flourish in our centralized vision, decentralized command culture, which champions extreme ownership and a fail-fast, fail-forward approach.

About SaviyntSaviynt stands at the forefront of identity security, offering an innovative AI-driven platform designed to manage and safeguard access to applications, data, and essential business processes for some of the largest enterprises and government entities worldwide. As organizations navigate the complexities of the AI era, Saviynt empowers them to accelerate operations while ensuring security and compliance.Why This Role MattersThe reliability and performance of Saviynt’s platform are vital for our customers. As we expand our global footprint, these attributes are not merely desired; they are fundamental to our product's success.In your role as a Principal Engineer, you will be pivotal in shaping and implementing the reliability strategy for our SaaS platform. This high-impact, hands-on engineering position offers extensive influence across infrastructure, platform, and application teams, allowing you to significantly impact how Saviynt designs, operates, and measures reliability at scale.This opportunity is perfect for engineers eager to tackle challenging reliability issues, influence architecture across teams, and leave a lasting legacy on a rapidly growing SaaS platform serving the Federal sector.Your ResponsibilitiesIn this critical position, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the shared infrastructure services and platforms relied upon by our product and application teams.Ensure effective vulnerability management while holding teams accountable to meet customer-facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs).Design Continuous Delivery (CD) processes specifically for government deployments with future commercial applications.Create robust internal tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning and management, primarily utilizing Go (Golang) or Python.Architect and optimize foundational solutions within Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.), focusing on reusable patterns and modules for other teams.Design and implement shared Event-Driven Architecture components and messaging platforms using technologies such as Kafka or Google Pub/Sub for ease of use by product teams.Build resilient Distributed Systems components that act as foundational elements for other applications, emphasizing reliability, fault tolerance, and performance.Manage and optimize our shared infrastructure across Multi-Region Cloud Environments, ensuring global availability and performance of platform services for all users.Establish and enhance centralized Observability and Monitoring platforms and tools that deliver self-service insights for consuming teams.Define and implement clear, well-documented RESTful API designs for the infrastructure services you develop, ensuring seamless integration.