Software Engineer, Compute (8+ YOE)
Core
Building and evolving the internal Kubernetes compute platform to power Airtable's services at scale, enabling engineers to deploy reliable services with strong security and governance.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/Infrastructure)
Builds
Internal Kubernetes platform, deployment services, and infrastructure tooling for Airtable's engineering teams
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Kubernetes / DevOps
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes internals (controllers/operators, CRDs, networking, cluster architecture), Go, TypeScript, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.), CI/CD tooling (Spinnaker, ArgoCD, Flux, Jenkins)
Preferred skills
AWS infrastructure, EKS
Responsibilities
Design and scale core Kubernetes platform capabilities across multiple clusters; Lead modernization efforts like migrating CNI plugins and rewriting deployment services; Improve developer experience for service creation and deployment workflows; Partner with Security to implement governance controls and least privilege access; Define and uphold operational excellence standards via SLOs; Mentor engineers on distributed systems and Kubernetes platform design
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship