Senior QA Engineer (Database)

At Timescale, we empower businesses with real-time insights from their data, allowing them to make faster decisions and optimize operations. We are creating a movement to unblock developers who are building the future. Timescale is a product-led growth organization driven by transparent leaders and a globally diverse, remote-first team that is proudly building a modern PostgreSQL cloud platform.

What you will be responsible for:

• Test Automation & Execution: Take ownership of developing and maintaining automated test suites for database features, query execution, and performance benchmarks.
• Collaboration: Be part of the database team and advocate for best practices in delivering high-quality software products.
• Performance & Scalability Testing: Assess database performance under various workloads, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
• Regression & Compatibility Testing: Validate backward compatibility and ensure new changes do not break existing functionality for Timescale Cloud and on-prem deployments.
• Security & Compliance Testing: Identify vulnerabilities, enforce access controls, and verify compliance with security best practices.

You’d be a great fit if you have:

• Strong SQL Knowledge: Deep understanding of SQL, query optimization, and preferably PostgreSQL internals, including indexes, transactions, and extensions.
• Experience with Database Testing: Ability to test database extensions, ensuring correctness, performance, and stability under different workloads.
• Automation & Scripting Skills: Proficiency in writing automated tests using frameworks like pgTAP, pytest, or custom scripts in Python, Bash, or SQL.
• Performance & Benchmarking Expertise: Familiarity with tools like pgbench to assess extension performance, scalability, and impact on PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD for Databases: Experience integrating automated database testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Debugging & Log Analysis Skills: Ability to analyze PostgreSQL logs, crash dumps, and query plans to identify performance bottlenecks and issues.

Nice to Have:

• You have experience with TimescaleDB
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL Extension Ecosystem
• Understanding of PostgreSQL internals and ability to debug or review extension code written in C.
• Active participation in PostgreSQL or extension-related open-source projects.
• Basic knowledge of Kubernetes

Our Commitment:

• We will respond to all applicants
• We strive to review all applications fairly, without bias, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience.
• All active candidates will be informed of what is happening next in the process.

Benefits may differ from country to country.

• Flexible PTO and family leave
• Fridays off in August 😎
• Full remote work from almost anywhere
• Stock options
• Monthly WiFi stipend
• Professional development and educational benefits 📚
• Premium insurance options for you and your family (US employees)