Summary
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A senior platform engineering position focused on designing, developing, and operating secure and scalable cloud-native services. The role involves Kubernetes-based environments, automation, reliability engineering, and collaboration with multiple technical teams.
Highlights
Opportunity to design critical cloud-native platforms, own full service lifecycles, and work with modern infrastructure technologies in a collaborative environment.
Description
About The Role
In this role, you will drive the development and operation of cloud-native platform services that enable scalable, secure, and resilient Kubernetes-based environments.
Working closely with platform, infrastructure, and product engineering teams, you will take ownership of the full service lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to production operations, helping shape mission-critical distributed systems used at scale.
Responsibilities
Design and develop cloud-native platform services, Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) using GoOwn end-to-end delivery of services, ensuring reliability, scalability, operational excellence, and rapid incident resolution in production environmentsCollaborate closely with platform engineers, DevOps specialists, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with business needsBuild, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters from the ground up, including installation, configuration, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle managementImplement and improve GitOps-based delivery processes using tools such as ArgoCD or Flux to accelerate secure and automated deploymentsAutomate infrastructure provisioning and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code practices with Terraform and AnsibleEstablish monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks using Prometheus and Grafana, defining and tracking meaningful SLIs and SLOsOptimize distributed systems and microservices architectures, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational efficiency across cloud environmentsContribute to engineering excellence through code reviews, technical mentorship, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives
Requirements
Advanced experience with Golang development, including 5+ years building production-grade backend services and cloud-native applicationsStrong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes administration, including deploying, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining production clusters from scratchProven experience developing Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) using GoProduct-oriented focus in applying engineering practicesProficiency in contributing to product evolution, taking product technical ownership, and contributing to product end value through successful deliverySolid knowledge of microservices architectures, distributed systems design, and service-oriented platforms in cloud-native environmentsPractical experience with Linux administration, shell scripting, and operational automationStrong proficiency with GitOps methodologies and deployment tools such as ArgoCD or FluxHands-on experience implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and AnsibleGood understanding of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including operational and integration considerationsPractical experience with observability practices, including monitoring, alerting, metrics collection, and SLI/SLO management using Grafana and PrometheusStrong English communication skills with experience working in Agile, multicultural, and distributed teamsProven skills in working autonomously, taking ownership of complex initiatives, and contributing to high-quality engineering standards through code reviews and team support
SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
