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PlatformEngineer(Kubernetes)
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“Platform Engineer (Kubernetes). Skills: Kubernetes, Go, GitOps, Cloud-native. Build core platform features. Extend core platform features”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years software development experience, Proficiency in Go, Proficiency in Kubernetes, Hands-on experience building developer tools, Hands-on experience building infrastructure products, Experience with ArgoCD, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with automation workflows, Familiarity with cloud platforms, Familiarity with managed Kubernetes offerings, Experience with containerization, Experience with cloud-native architectures, Experience with networking, Self-directed, Hungry to learn, Comfortable operating with autonomy
Nice to Have
Experience with distributed storage solutions, Experience with Terraform, Experience with Helm, Experience with Ansible, Experience with Kubespray, Background with service mesh technologies, Background with CNI plugins, Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools, Contributions to open-source projects
What You'll Do.
Build core platform features
Extend core platform features
Design GitOps workflows
Implement GitOps workflows
Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns
Work on distributed storage solutions
Create observability systems
Create monitoring systems
Build container networking
Optimize container networking
Design federated Kubernetes architectures
Implement federated Kubernetes architectures
Build automation tooling
Reduce operational overhead
Contribute to open-source components
Establish platform architecture patterns
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with founding team
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage cloud-native startup building a next-generation platform that abstracts Kubernetes complexity while preserving its full power. As a Platform Engineer, you'll work closely with the founding team to design core platform features, GitOps workflows, and the infrastructure layer that makes multi-cluster management intuitive for developers. This is a high-impact, early-team opportunity where your contributions will directly shape the product and architecture. 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 and automate continuous deployment. - Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters. - Work on distributed storage solutions using Ceph and WEKA for high-performance, scalable storage. - Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance metrics. - Build and optimize container networking with Cilium for network 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 help establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required: - 2+ years of software development experience. - Proficiency in Go and Kubernetes, with hands-on experience building developer tools or infrastructure products. - Experience with ArgoCD and CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings. - Experience with containerization, networking, and cloud-native architectures. - Self-directed, hungry to learn, and comfortable operating with autonomy. Nice to Have: - Experience with distributed s
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