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Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB) · 20 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer - Database Internals

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, empowers developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for various workloads. They are seeking extraordinary database engineers to design, code, and test the core of their PostgreSQL-based database, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance.

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Responsibilities

Play a core role in helping to design and develop new database capabilities, including analytics, clustering and distributed operations, query and storage optimizations, and more
Develop, test, and release new features and functionality from our database technical roadmap
Continually improve, optimize, and test the existing functionality of TimescaleDB
Improve infrastructure to evaluate and test database correctness and performance
Work closely with our Cloud Engineering team to build a world-class experience for our TigerData customers
Provide elevated technical assistance to high-value customers, gaining insight into the needs and experiences of our users
Be an enthusiastic and personable teammate, receiving and providing code reviews and partnering and helping other engineers

Qualification

C/C++PostgreSQLSQLDatabase systemsSoftware validation toolsSystems-building experienceConcurrency controlData replicationDistributed systemsPassion for reliability

Required

5+ years of engineering experience
Expertise in building industrial-strength software in C/C++ for large code bases
Solid knowledge of SQL, query processing and database engines, concurrency control, data replication, and/or distributed systems
Passion for building highly reliable system software

Preferred

Experience in PostgreSQL internal development is highly desirable (but not required)
Experience with industry-standard software validation tools helpful, e.g., Jepsen, Valgrind, Coverity, pprof, etc

Benefits

Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
Fridays off in August 😎
Fully remote opportunities globally
Stock options for long-term growth
Monthly WiFi stipend
Professional development and educational resources 📚
Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)

Company

Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)

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Postgres for Developers, Devices, and Agents. The data platform trusted by hundreds of thousands from IoT to Web3 to AI and more.
dateFounded in 2015
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.tigerdata.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$181.1M
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementRedpointIcon Ventures
2022-02-22Series C· $110M
2021-05-05Series B· $40M
2019-01-29Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Michael Freedman
Cofounder / CTO
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