CareerPlan

Mid-Level Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

San FranciscoFull-time$180k2026-10-15 → 2026-10-22
On-siteVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Build platform features and infrastructure layer to simplify deployment and operation of production Kubernetes environments for developers.

Role type

Mid-level IC platform engineer (Kubernetes)

Builds

Custom Kubernetes operators, GitOps workflows, infrastructure-as-code patterns, distributed storage solutions, observability tools, and federated cluster architectures.

Domain

Cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, distributed systems

Required skills

Go, Kubernetes, GitOps, Terraform, Helm, Ceph, WEKA, Prometheus, Grafana, Cilium, container networking, cloud platforms

Preferred skills

Open-source infrastructure contributions, multi-cluster architecture design, cloud-native infrastructure knowledge

Technologies

Go, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Helm, Ceph, WEKA, Prometheus, Grafana, Cilium

Responsibilities

Build custom Kubernetes operators and controllers, design GitOps workflows, create infrastructure-as-code patterns, develop distributed storage solutions, implement observability and monitoring, improve container networking, design federated Kubernetes architectures, build automation for operational work.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC