Senior/Staff Platform Engineer
Core
Design, build, operate, and evolve large-scale production Kubernetes infrastructure with a focus on reliability, automation, and developer experience.
Role type
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer
Builds
Production Kubernetes platforms, cloud infrastructure, internal services, APIs, and operational tooling
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Kubernetes / Systems Engineering
Required skills
Kubernetes cluster architecture, Linux troubleshooting, Go/Python/Java programming, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Observability (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry), CI/CD pipelines, Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Alicloud), Networking (CNI/DNS/Load Balancing), Incident response, Automation (Ansible/Puppet) (via careerplan.io/jobs/38af95af-b271-4d1e-bd55-1004c222e086-seniorstaff-platform-engineer-at-jobgether)
Preferred skills
Kubernetes operators/controllers, Service mesh, Multi-cloud environments, Technical leadership, Customer-facing consulting experience
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, Python, Java, AWS, GCP, Alicloud, Ansible, Puppet, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Docker
Responsibilities
Design and operate production Kubernetes clusters including networking, security, and scaling; Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across containers, Linux, and networking layers; Develop automation and tooling using Go, Python, or Java to improve reliability and developer experience; Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and disaster recovery initiatives; Define and improve SLOs, SLIs, and alerting strategies; Manage infrastructure migrations and capacity planning; Mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership