Senior Platform Engineer - Postgres Specialist
Tiger Data4 hours ago
Remote, United States or Remote, EMEASenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement database-related cloud features across multiple layers of the stack.
- Ensure operational excellence, performance, and observability for Postgres and Timescale instances.
- Investigate and resolve complex database performance issues for cloud customers.
- Build internal systems, services, and tools for managing Postgres at scale.
Requirements
- Extensive experience running and orchestrating dynamic stateful Postgres workloads at scale on Kubernetes.
- Deep knowledge of Golang, Linux, and Apate.
- Contributions to the Postgres ecosystem through core Postgres or related open-source tooling.
- A track record of building systems, services, and tools for managing Postgres at scale.
- Deep experience analyzing database performance, tuning Postgres parameters, and optimizing Postgres workloads.
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 US-based employees.
- Full-time employment available in the US and EU.
About Tiger Data
Tiger Data (formerly Timescale) builds a PostgreSQL-based database platform—TimescaleDB and the Tiger Cloud managed service—for time-series, real-time analytics, and modern transactional workloads. It offers open-source software with paid cloud, enterprise features, and support for developers and data teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, it serves more than 2,000 customers across 25+ countries and powers millions of databases.