Principal Kubernetes Engineer

Role overview Design, build, and support enterprise Kubernetes solutions, contributing to products and infrastructure while ensuring systems meet capacity and performance needs. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership: shaping architecture, resolving ambiguous requirements, and guiding services from early design through launch and operation.

Responsibilities - Lead and contribute to architecture discussions, implementation planning, and engineering decisions. - Research technical options and develop solutions for complex or incomplete requirements. - Build proof-of-concept work and minimum viable products to demonstrate proposed approaches. - Advise teams on system design, platform and framework development, capacity planning, and launch readiness. - Troubleshoot and improve applications, processes, and production systems. - Document projects and work with engineering, product, sales, and open-source collaborators to share knowledge and deliver solutions.

Requirements - At least 10 years of software and infrastructure engineering experience, including substantial experience designing, building, and operating production Kubernetes and Go services at scale. - Deep practical knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, such as operators, custom controllers, CRDs, Helm, and Kubernetes API machinery. - Strong Go skills, along with experience using Pulumi or related engineering tools. - Expert-level Linux and cloud infrastructure experience, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. - Ability to work from high-level requirements, solve problems independently, and collaborate effectively in a remote team. - Strong written and verbal communication, flexibility in a fast-moving environment, and availability for an on-call rotation. - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar field.

Nice to have - Experience building Kubernetes operators, custom controllers, or a Kubernetes distribution.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work, with no travel required for most positions. - Medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible paid time off; and employee stock options.