Database Support Engineer - APAC

Timescale

India

Remote

INR 900,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Monthly WiFi stipend

Professional development resources

Stock options

Monthly WiFi stipend

Professional development resources

Premium insurance options (US-based)

Job summary

A leading database solutions company in India seeks a Database Support Engineer to provide technical support to customers on PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB. This role requires strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset to troubleshoot various issues across the technology stack. The ideal candidate will enjoy working directly with clients, solving complex problems, and will have robust skills in SQL and performance analysis. This permanent full-time position promotes a remote-first work culture with emphasis on continuous learning.

Qualifications

Experience with TimescaleDB and other relational databases.
Background in customer-facing technical roles.
Curiosity or experience with AI in databases.
Performance analysis: interpret logs and metrics to find bottlenecks.
Experience with TimescaleDB and other relational databases.
Background in customer-facing technical roles.
Curiosity or experience with AI in databases.
Ability to learn quickly across diverse technical domains.
Strong communication skills: clearly explain technical concepts.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to customers experiencing database and platform issues.
Troubleshoot and optimise PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB performance issues.
Investigate issues across the full stack.
Understand customer pain points to deliver effective solutions.
Be a trusted advisor to customers and manage cases end-to-end.
Troubleshoot and optimise PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB performance.

Skills

Strong PostgreSQL knowledge

SQL expertise

Proficiency in CLI

Performance analysis

Strong communication skills

Customer-facing

AI in databases

Learning agility

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure

Browser DevTools

Job description

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. 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.

We’re looking for a versatile Database Support Engineer to join our Technical Services team. While deep database expertise is at the core of this role, you’ll work across our entire technology stack—from PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB to Kubernetes, AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure, and more.

This isn’t just a database job. You’ll work at the intersection of databases, cloud infrastructure, and modern platform engineering. Every day brings different challenges—from optimising complex analytical queries to troubleshooting cloud, Kubernetes, and features built on top of the database that run through separate services. From network issues to using browser DevTools to trace API failures, you’ll help customers across the stack.

You’ll build expertise across our entire platform while deepening your database knowledge. If you enjoy variety, solving hard technical problems, and working directly with customers, this role gives you all of that—in abundance.

Be familiar with TimescaleDB! It’s essential that you sign up for the free trial and test it out before you apply and interview: https://console.cloud.timescale.com/signup

Check out a tutorial here: https://docs.tigerdata.com/tutorials/latest/real-time-analytics-transport/

TigerData is a remote‑first company. This is a full‑time position with priority towards the APAC time zones.

This is a permanent weekday role with 5‑day, 8‑hour, Monday‑Friday shifts.

While this is a standard weekday role, there may be occasional on‑call coverage required.

What You’ll Do

Customer Success

Provide technical support to customers experiencing database and platform issues
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable guidance
Collaborate with customers to understand their use cases and optimise their implementations
Deeply understand customer pain points and challenges to deliver solutions that truly address their needs
Be a trusted advisor to customers and help them succeed
Manage customer cases from beginning to end

Database Excellence

Troubleshoot and optimise PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB performance issues
Help implement database solutions, including Timescaledb features such as hypertables, compression strategies, and continuous aggregates
Analyse complex query execution plans and resolve performance bottlenecks, including best practices, backup/restore, migrations, etc.
Write PL/pgSQL procedures for data operations
Test new database features related to TimescaleDB or agentic PostgreSQL to stay ahead of customers and proactively help them leverage new capabilities

Platform & Infrastructure

Investigate issues across the full stack—from application layer to database internals
Integrate and troubleshoot platform features

Internal Collaboration

Support internal teams, including Solutions and Customer Delivery, with your extensive debugging knowledge across all product features
Partner with Engineering teams to get to the bottom of complex issues and identify root causes
Enable faster resolution of customer issues through cross‑team knowledge sharing

Innovation & Growth

Use AI to accelerate your work
Contribute to platform improvements based on real‑world customer needs
Stay current with PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, and cloud technology advancements
Document to support team knowledge sharing

What Success Looks Like

Customers trust your technical guidance and expertise
You help solve complex issues that span multiple parts of the stack
You contribute to making our platform more reliable and performant
Your team relies on your versatility and problem‑solving abilities
You’re continuously learning and sharing knowledge with the team

Must‑Have Skills

Strong PostgreSQL knowledge—query optimisation, indexing strategies, execution plans, and database internals
Proficiency in CLI—comfortable in command line
SQL expertise—complex queries, window functions, CTEs, and PL/pgSQL
Performance analysis—reading logs, metrics, and identifying bottlenecks
Experience with TimescaleDB and other relational databases
Background in customer‑facing technical roles
Curiosity or experience with AI in databases
Ability to learn quickly across diverse technical domains
Strong communication skills—explaining technical concepts clearly

Nice To Have Skills

Cloud platforms—experience with AWS/Azure services and cloud architecture
Kubernetes—understanding of container orchestration, pods, services, and resource management
Browser DevTools debugging—using browser console, Network tab, and developer tools to diagnose frontend and API issues

Our Commitment

We respond to every applicant.
We review applications fairly and objectively, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience.
We ensure clear and timely communication throughout your candidate journey.
We maintain a rigorous interview process with a high bar, designed to give you the opportunity to meet various team members you'll collaborate with across our organization.

About Tiger Data

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, we enable developers and organizations to build real‑time, intelligent applications at scale. Backed by $180 million from top‑tier investors, Tiger Data is building the new standard for data infrastructure, built on PostgreSQL, designed for the future.

Want to get a feel for how we work and what we value? Check out our blog post: What It Takes to Thrive at Tiger Data

We embrace diversity, curiosity, and collaboration. Whether debating the perfect chicken nugget crunch, sharing workout routines, or discussing your favorite plants and pets, you’ll find your community here.

Our Tech Stack

We don’t require previous experience with our tech stack, but enthusiasm for learning is key. Our technologies include PostgreSQL, Tiger Cloud, AWS, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, and innovative features like Hypertables, Hypercore, vector search, and real‑time analytics.

Learn more at www.tigerdata.com or follow us on Twitter @TigerDatabase

What We Offer