Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- 1 day ago
- AI
- Kubernetes
- GitOps
- ArgoCD
- CI/CD
- IaC
- Terraform
- Helm
- Ceph
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Cilium
- Visa support
About the Role
Join an early-stage AI infrastructure team building tools that simplify production Kubernetes and multi-cluster operations. You will help develop the platform and infrastructure patterns that support demanding cloud-native workloads.
What You'll Do
Build platform features in Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
Design GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns with Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
Work with distributed storage technologies such as Ceph and WEKA.
Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana.
Build and optimize container networking with Cilium for security and observability.
Design federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
Develop automation that reduces operational overhead for production workloads.
What We're Looking For
At least 2 years of software development experience, with approximately 5 years preferred.
Hands-on experience writing Go in Kubernetes environments, including production-scale cluster management.
Experience designing federated Kubernetes architectures and managing multiple clusters.
Experience with distributed storage such as Ceph or WEKA.
Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD, plus infrastructure as code using Terraform and Helm or comparable tools.
Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana; contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem or other open-source infrastructure projects are also relevant.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $180,000 to $210,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.
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