Disappointing experience – toxic culture - Software Engineer ClickHouse Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2025
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Pros

- Competitive salary and compensation. - Full remote work and geographic flexibility.

Cons

- Emotionally unstable and reactive management; decisions are often political rather than performance-based. - Toxic internal culture driven by ego, competition, and hypocrisy rather than collaboration. - Advancement is based on pleasing leadership rather than merit — excessive internal politics. - Attempts to classify employees as contractors, creating disguised employment with no social protection or legal clarity. - Business model driven more by speculation than by product maturity; essential features like JOINs, standard SQL support, and horizontal scalability are lacking — all of which are critical for any serious data warehouse. This makes the product very difficult to sell, as it remains a niche technology that does not scale well. - Lack of transparency and honesty in internal processes and communication.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Excellent growth of the company. String tech colleagues.

Cons

nothing to complain at all.

5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

I've enjoyed my time at ClickHouse because of the people and the flexibility. It's exciting to work for a company that's growing quickly and building a product people genuinely love. The team is full of smart, motivated people, and I've had opportunities to take on projects outside my role that have helped me grow. Being remote-first has been great for work-life balance, and one of my favorite perks is that the company brings everyone together in person twice a year. It's a great way to connect with teammates and feel invested in what we're building together.

Cons

ClickHouse is a fast-growing company, which brings the usual challenges of shifting priorities and occasional periods of increased workload. Collaborating across multiple time zones can sometimes make it harder to fully disconnect, so maintaining work-life balance requires being intentional about boundaries. I'd also love to see the company introduce a 401(k) match in the future.

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