Staff Infrastructure Engineer
Core
Design, operate, and mature Kubernetes platforms and service mesh ecosystems to secure traffic and manage service-to-service communication at scale.
Role type
Staff Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes & Service Mesh)
Builds
Production-grade Kubernetes clusters, Kong Mesh ecosystem, and automation tooling for distributed systems.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Service Mesh
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Kubernetes architecture and multi-cluster operations, Service mesh platforms (Kong Mesh, Istio, Linkerd, Envoy), AWS cloud infrastructure, Distributed systems design, Infrastructure as code, SLO/SLI definition and tracking, Incident response and root cause analysis, Mentoring and technical leadership, Automation and toil reduction, Networking and security (mTLS, zero-trust)
Preferred skills
Envoy production experience, AWS Outposts/hybrid cloud operations, CNCF Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS, CKAD), Regulated industry experience, Observability platforms (Datadog), eBPF-based networking tools (Cilium)
Technologies
Kubernetes, EKS, Kong Mesh, Terraform, Helm, Datadog, AWS, Outposts
Responsibilities
Design and operate Kubernetes platform across EKS clusters; Own the Kong Mesh ecosystem maturity; Define and implement service-to-service communication patterns; Build infrastructure-as-code and automation; Define quality standards and SLOs; Lead incident response; Mentor engineers on internals and distributed systems; Evaluate infrastructure tools and platforms; Collaborate with platform and product teams on roadmap; Contribute to observability, cost optimization, and resilience initiatives.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship and strategy