Aaron Katz: ClickHouse has ~170 employees with over 80% in technical roles
Aaron Katz · How ClickHouse powers Netflix, Uber and Spotify’s Analytics | Aaron Katz, CEO of ClickHouse · Jun 13, 2024 · at 13:55
Aaron Katz is the CEO of ClickHouse, an open-source analytical database platform. He discusses team structure and R&D emphasis.
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“So we currently have about a 170 employees. And 80 plus percent of those are in technical roles or in engineering roles.”
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