Senior Platform Engineer

September 13

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TigerData (creators of TimescaleDB)

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Database • SaaS • Artificial Intelligence

TigerData is the creator of TimescaleDB, offering a reliable PostgreSQL cloud service designed for high-performance workloads, particularly in time series and real-time analytics. With a focus on security and scalability, TigerData supports demanding applications across various industries by providing lightning-fast data ingestion, complex querying, and efficient management of large datasets. Their services are suitable for customer-facing applications and are used by leading companies in sectors like IoT, AI, and finance.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

☁️ SaaS

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Rust: experience developing low latency applications memory efficient applications in rust is a plus • 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 • PostgreSQL user and DB administration without 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

🏖️ 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)