Senior Backend Engineer - Platform

At TigerData, formerly Timescale, we empower developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads. Trusted globally by thousands of organizations, TigerData accelerates real-time insights, drives intelligent applications, and powers critical infrastructure at scale. As a globally distributed, remote-first team committed to direct communication, accountability, and collaborative excellence, we're shaping the future of data infrastructure, built for speed, flexibility, and simplicity.

We are seeking a skilled software engineer to join our team focused on building and maintaining our billing,  pricing, and packaging software solutions at Timescale. As part of our close-knit, all-remote team, you will have the opportunity to work on critical services that power our managed TimescaleDB cloud offerings.

This is a full-time position, with a preference for candidates located in the European time zones.

What you will be responsible for:

• 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

You’d be a great fit if you have:

• 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)

It would be a plus if you have:

• 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)

• Previous work on database-as-a-service or large-scale distributed systems

Our Commitment:

• We respond to every applicant.

• We review applications fairly and objectively, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience.

• We ensure clear and timely communication throughout your candidate journey.

• We maintain a rigorous interview process with a high bar, designed to give you the opportunity to meet various team members you'll collaborate with across our organization.

About TigerData🐯

TigerData, formerly Timescale, sets the standard as the fastest PostgreSQL platform for modern workloads. Trusted by more than 2,000 customers across 25+ countries and powering over 3 million active databases, we enable developers and organizations to build real-time, intelligent applications at scale. Backed by $180 million from top-tier investors, TigerData is building the new standard for data infrastructure, built on PostgreSQL, designed for the future.

👉 👉 Want to get a feel for how we work and what we value? Check out our blog post: What It Takes to Thrive at TigerData

We embrace diversity, curiosity, and collaboration. Whether debating the perfect chicken nugget crunch 🍗, sharing workout routines 💪, or discussing your favorite plants 🌱 and pets 🐾, you'll find your community here.

Our Tech Stack:

We don't require previous experience with our tech stack, but enthusiasm for learning is key. Our technologies include PostgreSQL, Tiger Cloud, AWS, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, and innovative features like Hypertables, Hypercore, vector search, and real-time analytics.

Learn more at www.tigerdata.com or follow us on Twitter @TigerDatabase

What We Offer:

(Please note that benefits may vary based on country.)

• 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)

Ready to join the future of PostgreSQL? We can’t wait to meet you. 🚀🐯