# Senior Platform Engineer 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: US Full-time
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-05-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tigerdata/9f71650b-230b-4316-ab4e-abe0ebc6385f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tigerdata-senior-platform-engineer/

## 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

- 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
- Go (Golang): Advanced proficiency (Go 1.24+), primary development language
- Kubernetes: Experienced Kubernetes user familiar with client-go and capable of developing CRDs and controllers

Tags: Engineering