Senior Platform Engineer

TigerData (creators of TimescaleDB)

. Maintain stability of control plane consisting of a distributed microservice architecture closely interacting with kubernetes and cloud provider APIs .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresPrometheusRustTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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)
Collaborate closely with infrastructure and software engineering teams
Stay current with Kubernetes releases and contribute to system architecture of scalable microservices

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of software/platform engineering experience
2+ years of Go in production environments
2+ years of Kubernetes operations (building, debugging, scaling clusters)
Experience in distributed systems and microservice architectures
Advanced proficiency in Go (Golang): Go 1.24+, primary development language
Experienced Kubernetes user familiar with client-go and capable of developing CRDs and controllers
Experience in PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB administration, migration, replication, performance tuning
Experience with gRPC & Protobufs in developing services and defining schemas
Experience with ECPG and Rust for developing low latency memory-efficient applications is a plus
Experience with Helm Charts for template management and deployment automation
Knowledge of Kubernetes Operators and CI/CD using GitHub Actions
Familiar with Prometheus, OpenTelemetry/Jaeger, and infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoKubernetesPostgreSQLTimescaleDBgRPCProtobufsHelm ChartsTerraformPulumimicroservice architecture

Soft Skills

incident responseroot cause analysiscollaboration