Sr Staff Software Engineer
Core
Lead design and delivery of complex components and services within a cloud-native platform, owning them from design through production operation.
Role type
Sr Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes Platform)
Builds
Kubernetes operators, controllers, infrastructure automation, and platform services
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes architecture, Go, distributed systems design, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, microservices, stateful workloads
Preferred skills
Container networking (CNI), service mesh, mTLS, workload identity, secrets management, declarative infrastructure tooling
Technologies
Kubernetes, Kubebuilder, Operator Framework, Terraform, Crossplane, EKS, AKS, GKE
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of complex components and services; Act as technical lead for major features; Partner with Principal and Distinguished Engineers; Identify and resolve technical risks; Maintain hands-on presence in development lifecycle; Mentor mid-level and junior engineers; Integrate AI into engineering and platform work
Seniority
Sr Staff, hands-on IC with strategic alignment
