Clera

Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 6 days ago

GoAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmCI/CDPrometheusGrafanaPlatform EngineeringDesign SystemsCollaborationArgo CD

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.

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.
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.
Experience building developer tools or infrastructure products.
Work closely with the founding team to design systems, GitOps workflows, and the infrastructure layer that enables multi-cluster management for developers.

2+ years of software development experience with a strong foundation in Go and Kubernetes.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings.

experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
Proficiency with GitOps and ArgoCD
Hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and Helm
familiarity with Ansible or Kubespray is a plus.
Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools or similar open source projects are a plus.

Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.
Equity and benefits are competitive and designed to attract and retain global talent.

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