Senior Backend Engineer – Platform

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October 2

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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

• Develop back-end features for Tiger Cloud, specializing in a distributed microservice architecture with an emphasis on platform and database expertise. • Design and build Kubernetes controllers, operators, and CRDs to extend platform functionality • Improve deployment reliability, error handling, and developer tooling (CLI, APIs, SDKs) • Build scalable, resilient microservices with strong observability (logs, metrics, tracing) • Contribute to architecture decisions for distributed systems and service orchestration • Collaborate closely with infrastructure engineers to ensure platform scalability and reliability

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of backend or 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 • Expertise in distributed systems and microservice design • Experience with gRPC & Protobufs • Experience developing Kubernetes operators/controllers with client-go or controller-runtime • Solid understanding of PostgreSQL (admin, replication, query tuning, migrations) • Strong focus on testing, code quality, and best practices (>80% coverage, linting, peer reviews)

🏖️ 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)