About this role
Senior Test Tooling Engineer
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. 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.
You Will Be Responsible For In This Role:
Drive and evolve CI/CD infrastructure for TimescaleDB, Toolkit, Data Tiering, and Tiger Lake, utilizing GitHub Actions. Own the end-to-end release process, focusing on automation so that releases become seamless and effortless for the team. Lead the packaging process and collaborate with the platform team to ensure a smooth, efficient workflow. Design and implement stress testing infrastructure from the ground up. Execute stress tests, analyze results, and feed regression signals back to engineering partners. Build and maintain comprehensive testing infrastructure to validate TimescaleDB's performance and compatibility in cloud environments. Take ownership of benchmarking frameworks (including tsbench), elevating their capabilities with advanced features (e.g., explain plans), and ensuring reliable, sophisticated measurement.
You Could Be a Great Fit if You Have:
Proven experience as a Senior Release Engineer, QA Lead, or similar role with end-to-end release process ownership. Deep expertise in modern CI/CD practices and tools, especially GitHub Actions. Strong Python skills for automation, tooling, and infrastructure. Hands-on experience running PostgreSQL in production environments. Nice to Have: Prior experience with TimescaleDB. Basic knowledge of Kubernetes.
What Success Looks Like
Comprehensive and reliable test coverage enables the team to deploy with confidence. Regressions are detected early through robust stress testing and benchmarking. Clear, actionable metrics and signals support continuous improvement. Established, close collaboration with the platform team to deliver high quality releases efficiently and smoothly. Ready to help define the quality bar for some of the industry’s most impactful data products? Apply now and join Tiger Data’s growing team!
Our Commitment:
We respond to every applicant. We review applications fairly and objectively, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience. We ensure clear, timely communication throughout the process.