About the role
You’ll join as a Platform Engineer focused on building and evolving a Kubernetes-based platform that abstracts complexity while preserving power. Work closely with the founding team to design systems, GitOps workflows, and the infrastructure layer that enables multi-cluster management for developers.
What you’ll do
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Build and extend core platform features using Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
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Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
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Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
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Work on distributed storage solutions for high-performance, scalable storage.
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Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.
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Build and optimize container networking for security and observability.
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Design and implement federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
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Build automation tooling to reduce operational overhead for developers running production workloads.
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Contribute to open source components and establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member.
What we’re looking for
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2+ years of software development experience with a strong foundation in Go and Kubernetes.
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Experience building developer tools or infrastructure products.
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Proficiency with GitOps and ArgoCD; experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
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Hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and Helm; familiarity with Ansible or Kubespray is a plus.
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Background with service mesh technologies or CNI plugins.
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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings.
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Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools or similar open source projects are a plus.
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Strong willingness to learn on the job and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Compensation & benefits
Salary range: $150,000 - $200,000 annually. Equity and benefits are competitive and designed to attract and retain global talent.
Location
Primary location: San Francisco, CA, United States. On-site role with opportunities for occasional remote collaboration where appropriate.
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