Senior Engineering Manager - Security Engineering

Leadership and Org Building

Ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including senior engineering and product management leaders, without direct authority

Security Engineering Depth

Strong hands-on background in security engineering or software engineering with a significant security focus — you can credibly review architecture, guide implementation, and challenge technical decisions

Experience delivering security product features in cloud or SaaS environments — examples might include identity and access management, encryption, network security controls, or secure multi-tenancy

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and distributed systems

For roles based in the

United States

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he typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed.

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to build and run this new function from the ground up.

You will lead an existing Customer Identity engineering team, advocate for additional resources based on needs, and work in close partnership with the Product Security, GRC, and broader engineering and product management leadership teams.

You understand how to work at the intersection of security, product, and platform engineering, and you know how to create structure and accountability in a fast-moving, distributed environment.

The Security organization at ClickHouse is built around a single mission: build customer trust through resilient, pragmatic security. We are now establishing a new, centralized Security Engineering function — a dedicated team responsible for delivering security engineering work across all product lines and engineering dimensions at ClickHouse.

This team exists to solve a real problem: security product features (such as Transparent Data Encryption, secure networking, sandboxing, Identity and Access Management, and more) are cross-functional, complex, and critical to customer trust. We are creating a focused, empowered team that owns security engineering end-to-end — from architecture and design through to implementation and delivery.

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!

Time off

- Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.