Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Kubernetes, EKS Scalability
Core
Design, deliver, and operate Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) at massive scale, contributing upstream to Kubernetes and etcd projects to improve performance, security, and stability.
Role type
Senior IC Kubernetes scalability engineer
Builds
Upstream Kubernetes and etcd projects, open-source tools (KIT, Karpenter), and AWS EKS control plane features
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, container orchestration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed systems design, Linux systems development, networking, system architecture, mentoring, open-source community engagement
Preferred skills
Full SDLC experience, Kubernetes ecosystem, Docker, container management, Kafka, network troubleshooting
Technologies
Kubernetes, etcd, Docker, Karpenter, KIT
Responsibilities
Collaborate with upstream community to integrate AWS services with Kubernetes, maintain upstream projects, recommend architectural improvements, expand test coverage, troubleshoot customer bugs, mentor junior engineers, define roadmap and priorities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities