Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB) · 9 hours ago
Senior Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expTiger Data, formerly Timescale, is a company that empowers developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for various workloads. They are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure for their managed TimescaleDB cloud services, focusing on Kubernetes-based clusters and automation of workflows.
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Responsibilities
Maintain stability of control plane consisting of a distributed microservice architecture closely interacting with kubernetes and cloud provider APIs
Debug and resolve complex Kubernetes issues across multiple regions and clouds
Automate database lifecycle operations (deploy, resize, upgrade, fork)
Participate in on-call rotation, handle incident response, perform root cause analysis
Develop back-end features for Tiger Cloud, specializing in a distributed microservice architecture with an emphasis on platform and database expertise
Develop Kubernetes controllers, operators, and CRDs to extend platform capabilities
Enhance observability and monitoring systems
Improve deployment reliability, error handling, and client tooling (CLI interfaces)
Work closely with infrastructure and software engineering teams to ensure platform scalability and reliability
Stay current with Kubernetes releases, features, CNI/CSI interfaces, and cluster orchestration tools
Contribute to system architecture for scalable microservices and distributed systems
Write idiomatic Go code with comprehensive unit and integration tests
Maintain >80% code coverage and enforce quality with golangci-lint
Perform peer reviews and follow Go/Kubernetes best practices
Ensure security compliance and vulnerability management
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software/platform engineering experience
3+ years of Go in production environments
3+ years Kubernetes operations (building, debugging, scaling clusters)
Experience in distributed systems and microservice architectures
Go (Golang): Advanced proficiency (Go 1.24+), primary development language
Kubernetes: Experienced Kubernetes user familiar with client-go and capable of developing CRDs and controllers
PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB: Administration, migration, replication, performance tuning
gRPC & Protobufs: Experience developing services and defining schemas
A user of PostgreSQL, capable of interacting with various libraries and not dependent on ORMs (required)
PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB administration in production
Backup/restore procedures and disaster recovery strategies
WAL management and replication (streaming/logical)
Query optimization, tuning, and parameter adjustments
Helm Charts: Template management and deployment automation
Kubernetes Operators: Operator patterns and controller-runtime
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, automated testing, deployment pipelines
Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry/Jaeger, distributed tracing
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, or similar
Linux & Bash: Deep knowledge of operating systems and container environments
Kubernetes lifecycle: kOps
Preferred
Experience with TimescaleDB or PostgreSQL in production
Cloud provider expertise (AWS, Azure; both a plus)
Experience with self-hosted Kubernetes clusters (not only EKS/AKS/GKE)
Familiarity with CNI and CSI plugins (deploying, tuning, troubleshooting)
Experience tuning Kubernetes core components (API server, kubelet, scheduler, etc.)
Previous work on database-as-a-service or large-scale distributed systems
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)
Postgres for Developers, Devices, and Agents. The data platform trusted by hundreds of thousands from IoT to Web3 to AI and more.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$181.1MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementRedpointIcon Ventures
2022-02-22Series C· $110M
2021-05-05Series B· $40M
2019-01-29Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Michael Freedman
Cofounder / CTO
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