Principal / Distinguished Engineer - Mulit-Cloud Control Plane - Kubernetes
Core
Setting technical direction for a multi-cloud Kubernetes control plane, defining architecture for distributed systems and hyperscaler infrastructure at scale.
Role type
Principal / Distinguished Engineer (Platform Architecture)
Builds
Multi-cloud topology, control-plane design, workload isolation, identity and trust fabric, and reliability systems for hundreds of clusters.
Domain
Cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, Hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed systems design, Kubernetes at scale, Hyperscaler managed offerings expertise, Technical leadership across teams, Operator/controller pattern, Infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, Go programming, Cloud-native ecosystem fluency
Preferred skills
Identity and trust fabrics (SPIFFE/SPIRE), Multi-tenant workload isolation, Regulated/federal market platforms, Observability at scale, Platform-as-product mindset
Technologies
Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE, Crossplane, CNI, Service Mesh, Kata Containers, mTLS
Responsibilities
Define architecture and standards for cloud-native platform across multiple engineering teams, Own ambiguous technical problems in multi-cloud topology and control-plane design, Partner with senior technical leaders to drive architectural decisions, Identify and mitigate biggest technical risks with C-suite visibility, Personally design and build critical components like control planes and operators, Mentor staff and principal engineers
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
