# Senior Engineering Manager, Database at TigerData

- Company: TigerData
- What the company does: From the creators of TimescaleDB — the PostgreSQL platform trusted by enterprises processing trillions of metrics daily. Start a free trial or get a demo. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://www.timescale.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-06-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tigerdata/c5cc6bf7-7ec7-429b-bdab-96319944b226
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tigerdata-senior-engineering-manager-database/

## About the role

At Tiger Data, 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, Tiger accelerates real-time insights, drives intelligent applications, and powers critical infrastructure at scale.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of engineering experience, including a minimum of 4+ years managing engineers or engineering teams
- A track record of building and leading high-performing teams that ship industrial-strength systems software
- Strong technical depth in distributed systems or databases, experience with C/C++ on large code bases is highly desirable, but not a must
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL internals is a strong plus (but not required)
- Solid knowledge of SQL, query processing and database engines, concurrency control, data replication, and/or distributed systems
- Passion for building highly reliable system software and for developing the people who build it

Tags: Engineering