Senior Cloud/Platform Engineer || Remote
Posted 1 week ago by 1766287189
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: This role for a Senior Cloud/Platform Engineer focuses on building and operating large-scale container management platforms using cloud-native technologies, particularly Kubernetes. The position requires hands-on engineering and collaboration in a DevOps environment, emphasizing the design and development of scalable applications. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software or cloud engineering, with proficiency in Go and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure. Strong communication skills and experience with CI/CD pipelines are also essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and extend Kubernetes-based systems to support scalable applications.
- Build and operate large-scale container management platforms using cloud-native technologies.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and apply software engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to drive platform adoption.
- Engage in open-source collaboration and continuous improvement within a DevOps environment.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of software or cloud engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in Go and Kubernetes core concepts.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.
- Backend/microservices experience (Java or Python) is acceptable.
- Experience creating Helm Charts and Kubernetes configurations.
- Familiarity with GitOps tooling such as ArgoCD.
- Strong communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Senior Cloud/Platform Engineer
Location: Remote
The Role
This Cloud Engineer role focuses on building and operating large-scale container management platforms using modern cloud-native technologies. The position centers on designing, developing, and extending Kubernetes-based systems, including custom operators and resources, to support highly scalable and resilient applications. The work emphasizes hands-on engineering, open-source collaboration, and continuous improvement within a modern DevOps environment.
The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of software or cloud engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Go, Kubernetes core concepts, and cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure. The role requires experience building scalable cloud applications, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and applying solid software engineering best practices. Familiarity with GitOps tooling such as ArgoCD is a plus, along with strong communication skills and the ability to partner with technical and business stakeholders to drive platform adoption and architectural excellence.
Top Skills
- Any type of backend/microservices experience (such as Java or Python) is acceptable as long as they are good in Kubernetes.
- Experience creating Helm Charts, K8's etc.