Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI infrastructure team building tools that simplify production Kubernetes and multi-cluster operations. You will help develop the platform and infrastructure patterns that support demanding cloud-native workloads.

What You'll Do

• Build platform features in Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
• Design GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns with Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
• Work with distributed storage technologies such as Ceph and WEKA.
• Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana.
• Build and optimize container networking with Cilium for security and observability.
• Design federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
• Develop automation that reduces operational overhead for production workloads.

What We're Looking For

• At least 2 years of software development experience, with approximately 5 years preferred.
• Hands-on experience writing Go in Kubernetes environments, including production-scale cluster management.
• Experience designing federated Kubernetes architectures and managing multiple clusters.
• Experience with distributed storage such as Ceph or WEKA.
• Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD, plus infrastructure as code using Terraform and Helm or comparable tools.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana; contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem or other open-source infrastructure projects are also relevant.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $180,000 to $210,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.