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FrontendEngineer-ClusterOSPlatform
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“Frontend Engineer - Cluster OS Platform. Skills: Frontend development, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps. Own the cluster management user interface. Design visualization systems”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting cluster health
Visa sponsorship is not available
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years working in production Kubernetes-based infrastructure, Frontend fundamentals with a track record shipping user-facing infrastructure or developer tools, End-to-end experience building Next.js applications using React, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui, Production Kubernetes experience, Infrastructure as Code proficiency with Terraform and Helm, Deep GitOps experience with ArgoCD, Proficiency with observability tooling, Comfortable working with complex state management, Go skills for building system-level tooling
Nice to Have
Policy-as-code and security tooling for Kubernetes, Background in systems programming, Background in distributed systems, Experience with cloud platforms, Track record shipping developer tools, Track record shipping infrastructure products, Familiarity with analytics tools such as PostHog
What You'll Do.
Own the cluster management user interface
Design visualization systems
Integrate with Kubernetes APIs
Integrate with GitOps controllers
Integrate with gRPC/cRPC backends
Build real-time reactive UIs
Prototype new interaction patterns
Test assumptions quickly
Iterate based on feedback
Collaborate with backend teams
Collaborate with platform teams
Design elegant protocols for the frontend
Establish frontend architecture patterns
Establish best practices
Write maintainable frontend code
Write well-structured frontend code
Champion code quality
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Backend teams; Platform teams; Early engineering team
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE A well-funded early-stage Kubernetes infrastructure company is hiring a Frontend Engineer to design and build the interface for their flagship OS-like platform — an experience that makes distributed systems approachable for both individual tinkerers and production engineering teams. You'll help define interaction patterns, visualizations, and real-time UIs that translate complex cluster state into clear, actionable experiences. This is a high-impact, early-team role based on-site in San Francisco. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the cluster management user interface, including provisioning flows, natural language interfaces, and real-time proactive system insights. - Design and build visualization systems that make distributed state legible at a glance. - Surface the right information by integrating with Kubernetes APIs, GitOps controllers, and gRPC/cRPC backends. - Build real-time reactive UIs using Convex that scale from single users to large teams. - Prototype new interaction patterns for infrastructure management, test assumptions quickly, and iterate based on feedback. - Collaborate with backend and platform teams to design elegant protocols for the frontend. - Establish frontend architecture patterns and best practices as an early engineering team member. - Write maintainable, well-structured frontend code and champion code quality across the product. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required - Strong frontend fundamentals with a track record shipping user-facing infrastructure or developer tools. - End-to-end experience building Next.js applications using React, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui. - Experience or familiarity with Convex for real-time/reactive UI patterns. - Production Kubernetes experience — internals, CRDs, operators, cluster architecture, etcd backup/restore, and troubleshooting cluster health. - Infrastructure as Code proficiency with Terraform and Helm. - Deep GitOps experience with ArgoCD and declarative infrastructure/continuous deployment patterns. - P
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