TigerData
Senior Platform Engineer
US Full-time · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 76 days ago
PythonGoBashDistributed SystemsGitPostgreSQLAWSAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformHelmCI/CDGitHub ActionsLinuxPrometheusDevOpsPlatform EngineeringgRPCIncident ResponseTest AutomationCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- 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.
- If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and automating workflows, this role is perfect for you.
- Tiger Data is an all-remote organization.
Requirements
- 3+ years of software/platform engineering experience
- 2+ years of Go in production environments
- Experience in distributed systems and microservice architectures
- Advanced proficiency (Go 1.24+), primary development language
- Deep knowledge of operating systems and container environments
Nice to have
- Experience with TimescaleDB or PostgreSQL in production
- Cloud provider expertise (AWS, Azure
- Experience with self-hosted Kubernetes clusters (not only EKS/AKS/GKE)
- Familiarity with CNI and CSI plugins (deploying, tuning, troubleshooting)
- Experience tuning Kubernetes core components (API server, kubelet, scheduler, etc.)
- Previous work on database-as-a-service or large-scale distributed systems
- We respond to every applicant.
- We review applications fairly and objectively, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience.
Skills
- Go (Golang): Advanced proficiency (Go 1.24+), primary development language
- PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB: Administration, migration, replication, performance tuning
- Infrastructure & DevOps Experience:
- Helm Charts: Template management and deployment automation
- Kubernetes Operators: Operator patterns and controller-runtime
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, automated testing, deployment pipelines
- Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry/Jaeger, distributed tracing
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, Apate or similar
- Linux & Bash: Deep knowledge of operating systems and container environments
- Kubernetes lifecycle: kOps
- Database Experience:
- A user of PostgreSQL, capable of interacting with various libraries and not dependent on ORMs (required)
Benefits
- (Please note that benefits may vary based on country.)
- Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
- Stock options for long-term growth
- Monthly WiFi stipend
- Professional development and educational resources 📚
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