Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description: 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: 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: 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)