Senior Engineering Manager, Tiger Cloud Apps
- Role
- Engineering Management
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Mid-size
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Senior engineering manager for Tiger Data’s cloud apps team. Needs to lead engineering work in a remote-first, high-ownership environment focused on PostgreSQL/data infrastructure and developer products.
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Build the data platform trusted by developers, from devices to distributed systems to AI.
We’re remote-first, engineering-led, and open-source at our core; focused on making powerful PostgreSQL database technology faster, simpler, and more accessible.
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Remote at Tiger Data means communicating with purpose, taking ownership, and delivering results. We work across time zones, collaborate asynchronously, foster open and thoughtful dialogue, and expect excellence to drive our work.
Here you will collaborate alongside highly technical peers, contribute to impactful projects, and help shape the future of Postgres and data infrastructure. If you thrive on autonomy and purpose, and find joy in solving tough technical challenges, we’d love to work with you.
Real builders wanted. Hard problems guaranteed.
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them, and care deeply about outcomes.
No matter your role or level, you’ll have the trust and autonomy to make an impact. We move fast, collaborate closely, and support each other every step of the way. If you thrive in a high-context, high-ownership environment and love delighting developers, join us!
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Shared mission. Different perspectives.
At Tiger Data, we don’t just welcome diversity; we depend on it.Building for developers around the world takes more than technical skill; it takes perspective. Diversity strengthens our platform, sharpens our thinking, and leads to smarter decisions, every step of the way.
We’re committed to an inclusive environment where people feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. When everyone can contribute fully, we move faster, collaborate more effectively, and build technology with genuine impact.
Premium insurance
Stock options
EOY company shutdown
Educational benefits
Remote-first
August Fridays off
Global offsites and meetups
Flexible PTO
12-weeks fully-paid parental leave
Our benefits
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them
Our values
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them
All open career opportunities
What you'll do
- Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers, owning hiring, performance management, career development, and team health
- Own the Console end to end — the UI customers use to operate the platform, including observability, user management, and developer-experience features
- Own the strategy and delivery of developer tooling alongside the Console, including the Tiger CLI and MCP integrations
- Own billing end to end, from the underlying services through the customer-facing experience
- Set technical direction across a predominantly JavaScript and Go stack, balancing speed of delivery, polish, and long-term maintainability
- Establish engineering practices, conventions, and culture for a team that is actively reorganizing and ramping up execution
- Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering leaders to turn a roadmap into shipped, polished features
- Be an enthusiastic and personable leader who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and write code
What they require
- Remote at Tiger Data means communicating with purpose, taking ownership, and delivering results.
- We work across time zones, collaborate asynchronously, foster open and thoughtful dialogue, and expect excellence to drive our work.
- We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them, and care deeply about outcomes.
- If you thrive in a high-context, high-ownership environment and love delighting developers, join us!
- 8+ years of engineering experience
- 3+ years managing engineers or engineering teams
- Track record of building and leading high-performing full-stack teams that ship customer-facing products
- Strong technical depth with hands-on experience in JavaScript and modern frontend, plus Go (or comparable backend) services
- Experience owning complex, customer-facing domains end to end — ideally including billing, observability, user/account management, or developer-experience tooling
- Proven ability to set culture, standards, and direction during periods of growth or reorganization
- Strong product sense and the judgment to balance polish, velocity, and reliability
- Passion for building experiences developers love, and for developing the people who build them
Benefits
- Premium insurance
- Stock options
- End-of-year company shutdown
- Educational benefits
- Remote-first work
- August Fridays off
- Global offsites and meetups
- Flexible PTO
- 12 weeks fully paid parental leave
- EOY company shutdown
- Remote-first
- 12-weeks fully-paid parental leave
- 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)
Tiger Data builds PostgreSQL database technology and data infrastructure for developers, from devices to distributed systems to AI. The company describes itself as remote-first, engineering-led, and open-source at its core.