Senior/Staff Platform Engineer
Core
Design, build, operate, and evolve large-scale production Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, focusing on reliability, automation, and troubleshooting complex systems.
Role type
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer (hands-on IC)
Builds
Production Kubernetes platforms, automation tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and observability systems
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, distributed systems
Required skills
Kubernetes (cluster architecture, networking, CNI, scheduling), Linux, Go/Python/Java, Terraform, Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Alicloud), Observability (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry), Incident response, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
Preferred skills
Multi-cluster Kubernetes, Hybrid cloud, Kubernetes operators/controllers, Infrastructure migrations
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, Python, Java, AWS, GCP, Alicloud, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Ansible, Puppet, Docker
Responsibilities
Design and operate production Kubernetes clusters; Write automation and tooling in Go/Python/Java; Lead incident response and root cause analysis; Build and maintain CI/CD workflows; Develop observability solutions; Mentor engineers and drive technical decisions
Seniority
Senior/Staff, highly autonomous IC