Principal Product Manager - Database Kernel

TiDB(1 month ago)

RemoteFull TimeSenior$180,000 - $230,000Product

About this role

The Senior/Principal Product Manager - Database Kernel will lead the evolution of the database core, owning strategy and roadmap for kernel components including storage, transactions, query execution, and replication. This role partners closely with senior engineers and architects to drive core capabilities from design to production, ensuring the database supports mission-critical workloads at scale. The position contributes to product direction, market positioning, and customer feedback integration while influencing performance, correctness, and scalability trade-offs.

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Required Skills

Product Strategy
Roadmapping
Storage
Transactions
Query Execution
Replication
Performance Tuning
Cross-Functional Collaboration
User Research
Release Management

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Computer Science or Related Field

About TiDB

pingcap.com

TiDB, developed by PingCAP, is an open-source, MySQL‑compatible distributed SQL database designed for scalable, strongly consistent OLTP and HTAP workloads. It offers horizontal scaling, ACID transactions, high availability, and online scaling through a cloud‑native architecture that unifies transactional and analytical queries under a single SQL interface. TiDB is used by companies like LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Square, and is available for on‑premises deployment or as managed services with commercial support from PingCAP.