Senior Platform Engineer - Postgres Specialist
About The Position
Tiger Data is hiring an experienced Senior Platform Engineer specializing in Postgres to help build its Cloud database experience and maintain operational excellence across its database platform. The role works with a close-knit team to address performance and operational issues and to design and develop features that improve the Cloud database experience. This is a full-time, remote position open to candidates in the US and EU. The engineer will work across multiple layers of the stack, ensuring a seamless PostgreSQL experience and the performance, observability, and reliability of Tiger Data’s Postgres/Timescale fleet.
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, either to core Postgres or to open-source tooling around it.
- A track record of building internal systems, services, and tools for managing Postgres at scale.
- Deep experience analyzing database performance, tuning Postgres parameters, and optimizing Postgres workloads.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement database-related Cloud features across multiple layers of the stack to provide a seamless Postgres experience.
- Ensure operational excellence, performance, and observability for the fleet of Postgres/Timescale instances.
- Investigate and resolve complex performance issues faced by Cloud customers.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off.
- Comprehensive family leave.
- Fridays off in August.
- Fully remote opportunities.
- Stock options.
- Monthly WiFi stipend.
- Professional development and educational resources.
- Premium insurance options for employees and their families in the US.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
