Software Engineer III - Core Platform Infrastructure
Core
Build and operate the Kubernetes clusters and paved-road tooling (Kustomize, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform) that other engineering teams use to deploy services for Blue Origin's spaceflight mission.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes)
Builds
Kubernetes clusters, reusable deployment templates, and GitOps pipelines
Domain
Aerospace / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes cluster operations, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Go, Python, Linux, AWS, observability, policy-as-code (via careerplan.io/jobs/R72869-software-engineer-iii-core-platform-infrastructure-at-blueorigin)
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development, multi-tenancy design, incident response leadership
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab, Kustomize, Flux, Kyverno, Datadog, AWS, Go, Python, Linux
Responsibilities
Operate and upgrade production Kubernetes clusters; design and maintain reusable deployment templates; enforce cluster security via policy-as-code; manage on-call and incident response; build automation to reduce toil for consuming teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC