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Senior Engineering Manager, Database

Engineering Manager • Senior • Remote • Full-time European Union EU/EMEA

Senior Engineering Manager role leading multiple database internals teams that own TimescaleDB, setting the technical roadmap and staying close enough to the technology to guide design decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, grow and mentor a globally distributed team of database internals engineers
  • Own hiring, performance management, career development and team health
  • Own team execution and set the technical roadmap together with Product
  • Partner closely with Platform Engineering and other engineering leaders on a world-class customer experience
  • Engage with high-value customers on escalations and technical needs, translating them into team priorities

Requirements

  • 8+ years of engineering experience, including at least 4+ years managing engineers or engineering teams
  • Track record of building and leading high-performing teams shipping industrial-strength systems software
  • Strong technical depth in distributed systems or databases
  • Solid knowledge of SQL, query processing and database engines, concurrency control, data replication and/or distributed systems

Nice to have

  • Hands-on expertise in C and PostgreSQL internals
  • Experience with C/C++ on large codebases

Soft skills

Passion for building highly reliable systems softwarePassion for developing the people who build itEnthusiastic, personable leadership setting a high bar

What we offer

  • Remote and full-time position

About the company

Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, sets the standard as the fastest PostgreSQL platform for modern workloads, trusted by more than 2,000 customers across 25+ countries and powering over 3 million active databases. The company is backed by $180 million from top-tier investors.

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