Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

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

• Build and extend core platform features using Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.

• Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.

• Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.

• Work on distributed storage solutions for high-performance, scalable storage.

• Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.

• Build and optimize container networking for security and observability.

• Design and implement federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.

• Build automation tooling to reduce operational overhead for developers running production workloads.

• Contribute to open source components and establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 2+ years of software development experience with a strong foundation in Go and Kubernetes.

• Experience building developer tools or infrastructure products.

• Proficiency with GitOps and ArgoCD; experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and Helm; familiarity with Ansible or Kubespray is a plus.

• Background with service mesh technologies or CNI plugins.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings.

• Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools or similar open source projects are a plus.

• 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.