Job description
Our client is a fast‑growing technology company building modern infrastructure for AI‑driven applications. To strengthen their cloud foundation, were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Operations team — a group responsible for the reliability, scalability, and evolution of their cloud‑native platform.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working at the intersection of software engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure. You'll design and operate core platform components, shape the future of their managed cloud offering, and help ensure the system runs smoothly at scale.
Your Role
Platform Engineering
Design, build, and operate foundational cloud platform components
Develop and maintain Kubernetes clusters, including custom operators
Write production‑grade Go and Python code for platform services and automation
Reliability & Scalability
Improve the stability, performance, and cost efficiency of cloud environments across AWS, GCP, and Azure
Strengthen observability through metrics, logging, alerting, and monitoring frameworks
Participate in incident response, root‑cause analysis, and long‑term system hardening
Automation & Operations
Automate operational workflows, integrations, and infrastructure processes
Reduce operational overhead (KTLO) through engineering‑driven improvements
Collaborate closely with Platform, Regions & Clusters, and Feature teams to ensure seamless delivery
What You Bring
5–7+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure, or SRE‑focused roles
Strong proficiency in Go and Python (expertise in one with willingness to use both)
Hands‑on experience running Kubernetes in production
Solid understanding of distributed systems and cloud‑native architectures
Experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and automation tooling
Comfortable participating in on‑call rotations and managing production incidents
Strong ownership mindset and clear communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience building Kubernetes operators or control‑plane components
Background in SaaS, database, or systems‑level products
Exposure to Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar observability tools
Knowledge of networking, load balancing, or service meshes
Contributions to open‑source projects
What's on Offer
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
Fully remote role with flexible working hours
High‑impact position within a core cloud engineering team
Opportunity to work on large‑scale Kubernetes and multi‑cloud systems
Clear growth path
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.