Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

ABOUT THE ROLE
You’ll join as a Platform Engineer focused on building and evolving a Kubernetes-based platform that abstracts complexity while preserving power. Work closely with the founding team to design systems, GitOps workflows, and the infrastructure layer that enables multi-cluster management for developers.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
– Build and extend core platform features using Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
– Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
– Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
– Work on distributed storage solutions for high-performance, scalable storage.
– Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.
– Build and optimize container networking for security and observability.
– Design and implement federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
– Build automation tooling to reduce operational overhead for developers running production workloads.
– Contribute to open source components and establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
– 2+ years of software development experience with a strong foundation in Go and Kubernetes.
– Experience building developer tools or infrastructure products.
– Proficiency with GitOps and ArgoCD; experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
– Hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and Helm; familiarity with Ansible or Kubespray is a plus.
– Background with service mesh technologies or CNI plugins.
– Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings.
– Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools or similar open source projects are a plus.
– Strong willingness to learn on the job and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary range: $150,000 - $200,000 annually. Equity and benefits are competitive and designed to attract and retain global talent.
LOCATION
Primary location: San Francisco, CA, United States. On-site role with opportunities for occasional remote collaboration where appropriate.