Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The role of Sr. Kubernetes Engineer requires extensive experience in Kubernetes and Go (Golang) to design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and backend services. The position emphasizes a deep understanding of Kubernetes objects and scheduling pods, along with strong DevOps principles. The candidate will also participate in code reviews and system design discussions. This is a remote position with a focus on optimizing system performance and reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain extensions to K8s in Go
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go
- Architect and deploy scalable microservices on Kubernetes
- Optimize system performance and reliability
- Participate in code reviews, technical planning, and system design discussions
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience with Go (Golang) in production environments
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, including Helm, Operators, and custom controllers
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD, and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong grasp of distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack)
- Background in SRE or platform engineering
- Open-source contributions in the Go or Kubernetes ecosystem
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or OCI)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Position : Sr. Kubernetes Engineer with PODS & Go (Golang) exp MUST
Location : REMOTE
Duration : 12+ Months
Must have skills: someone who understands Kubernetes Objects in depth and knows how to schedule pods. (make sure this experience is listed in resume)
Key Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain extensions to K8s in Go
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go
Architect and deploy scalable microservices on Kubernetes
Optimize system performance and reliability
Participate in code reviews, technical planning, and system design discussions
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Required Skills and Experience:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years of experience with Go (Golang) in production environments
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, including Helm, Operators, and custom controllers
Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD, and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Experience with containerization tools like Docker
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Strong grasp of distributed systems and microservices architecture
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Nice to Have:
Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack)
Background in SRE or platform engineering
Open-source contributions in the Go or Kubernetes ecosystem
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or OCI)