Senior Product Manager, Distributed Storage Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Join us as we scale our business by building on our tremendous success around the world. The massive database market is going to double over the next few years (the IDC estimates it to be $119B+ by 2025) and TiDB is a global player positioned as a major disruptor with TiDB Database and Database as a Service offering. TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database for elastic scale and real-time analytics. Large and high-growth organizations in markets as varied as financial services, logistics, gaming, e-commerce and software as a service have successfully deployed and expanded their TiDB footprint on mission-critical applications. Our strong open-source community roots (37,000+ stars on GitHub), innovative products and inclusive culture draw passionate and dedicated people to our company. Learn more about TiDB careers and join our team to be at the forefront of innovation and growth.

Role Overview

We are hiring a dedicated Senior Product Manager for Distributed Storage Systems to drive improvements to the TiDB distributed storage engine. You will define the strategy and roadmap to deliver a highly available, scalable, secure, and performant database storage platform for customers operating some of the most demanding workloads. You will partner closely with engineering, security, solutions, and GTM teams to scale TiDB globally.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy for TiDB's distributed storage and scheduling systems, shaping the core foundation of scalability and reliability.
• Partner with engineering to deliver improvements in performance, elasticity, and cost efficiency across TiDB and TiDB Cloud.
• Translate customer and system requirements into clear product goals, roadmap priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with architects, solution teams, and other PMs to ensure seamless integration across the TiDB ecosystem.
• Stay ahead of trends in distributed systems, AI-driven infrastructure, and cloud orchestration to guide product innovation.

Qualifications

The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is USD $150K to $230K. Four zones are applied with different levels of the pay range. More details of the Geo Differential Pay Policy will be discussed during the HR conversation. The actual individual base pay will depend on various factors such as the complexity and responsibility of the role, work locations, job levels, and relevant experience and skills. This role is also eligible to participate in TiDB's Bonus and Equity Plan, as well as our Sales Compensation Plan if it is a sales role. In order to comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges on all US job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Please note that actual salaries may vary and fall outside of this range depending on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, and competencies. Other benefits include health insurance, flexible vacation time, paid holidays, and parental leave. Salaries for candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation structures.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination / harassment based on : race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. TiDB also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at TiDB.