Team Lead, Engineering, Node.js
Deel
JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript
Senior Backend Engineer – Platform
TigerData (creators of TimescaleDB)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇪🇸 Spain
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Senior
Tech Stack
CloudDistributed SystemsGoGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesPostgres
About the role
- 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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
GoKubernetesgRPCProtobufsPostgreSQLmicroservice architecturedistributed systemstestingcode qualityservice orchestration
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationattention to detailadaptability
