Akuity
Tech / AI / Software
SeniorBackendEngineer
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“Senior Backend Engineer at Akuity. Skills: Golang, Kubernetes, GitOps, SaaS platform development, Kubernetes controllers/operators. actively building and continuously improving Akuity’s SaaS platform. Design, build, test, and improve Akutiy’s SaaS platform”
Industry & Context.
solve their pain points; remove the headaches of infrastructure operations for our users
Live within US time zones (Pacific through Eastern), including Canada and other regions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of development experience, 3+ years of experience developing scalable web applications using Golang, Has experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators at scale in AWS, GCP, Azure, or On-prem, Deep knowledge of systems design, API design, and infrastructure, Experienced with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL), A genuine interest in designing a great end-to-end developer experience while using Akuity’s products, Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset with a passion for developer experience, BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience, Live within US time zones (Pacific through Eastern), including Canada and other regions
Nice to Have
Experience with Argo CD, Kargo, or GitOps-based delivery workflows, Familiarity with multi-region, multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments, Experience with compliance-adjacent infrastructure (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 28000: 2022, HIPAA, or PCI DSS), Background operating infrastructure for other platform or developer tooling companies
What You'll Do.
actively building and continuously improving Akuity’s SaaS platform
and improve Akutiy’s SaaS platform
Develop in Go on the server-side
Make sure that as our SaaS Platform rapidly grows
it remains scalable and built with developer empathy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
comfortable cross collaborating with others; Collaborate with designers and engineers to design, implement, and deliver features; mentor team members around engineering best practices; participate in product development; help contribute to the company’s culture
Communication Scope
Exceptional communication skills
Full Job Description
About Akuity With the move to the cloud, Kubernetes has become widely adopted by DevOps and Platform Engineering teams, but it has also added complexity. While scaling Kubernetes at Intuit, the Akuity founders started building Argo CD in order to streamline the adoption of Kubernetes. Argo CD helps developers own, understand and deploy their K8s deployments via GitOps. Today, Argo CD is the third most popular project in the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) and is used by 70% of companies who are using Kubernetes in production. The list of Argo CD users includes companies like Intuit, BlackRock, Tesla, Major League Baseball, Peloton, and many more. The team founded Akuity in 2021 to enable enterprises to ship software faster and more reliably with modern GitOps best practices. The Akuity Platform enables teams to manage the development and deployment across hundreds – if not thousands – of Kubernetes clusters from a single control plane. Trusted by top companies around the globe, the Akuity Platform provides the only end-to-end GitOps platform for the enterprises. Our mission is to simplify the software delivery process so that DevOps and Platform Engineering teams can move fast, and deploy code effortlessly without the fear of breaking things. The Role As one of the senior engineers at Akuity, you will work on actively building and continuously improving Akuity’s SaaS platform for our global developer community. We’re looking for developers who build tools with an empathic mindset and are comfortable cross collaborating with others. You know developers and how to build tools to solve their pain points. Beyond building developer-centric tools, you will mentor team members around engineering best practices, participate in product development, and help contribute to the company’s culture. This is an exciting position for someone to impact developer tools and the developer ecosystem globally. What You’ll Own Design, build, test, and improve Akutiy’s SaaS platfor
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