Software Engineer III, Skynet

Design, develop, and maintain Kubernetes platform components and services (e.g., clusters, operators, controllers, admission webhooks). Build and operate scalable, highly available Kubernetes environments in hybrid cloud infrastructure. Develop internal platform tools and APIs to improve developer productivity and self-service capabilities. Implement best practices for reliability, security, observability, and cost optimization across the Kubernetes platform. Collaborate with application and security teams to understand requirements and provide platform solutions. Troubleshoot complex production issues related to Kubernetes, networking, storage, and distributed systems. Automate infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management using Infrastructure as Code terraform. Contribute to technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and platform roadmaps. Mentor early-career engineers and provide technical guidance within the team. Stay current with Kubernetes ecosystem trends, CNCF projects, and cloud-native best practices.

4+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals and ecosystem tools (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Istio/Linkerd, Calico, Prometheus, etc.). Experience managing production Kubernetes clusters on public cloud provider (GCP, AWS). Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and containerization. Passion about open source and staying up-to-date with the community Preferred skills Experience with multi-tenant Kubernetes environments or platform engineering. Knowledge of security best practices in cloud-native platforms (OPA/Gatekeeper, workload identity, network policies) Familiarity with cost management strategies in the cloud (e.g., autoscaling, rightsizing, spot/preemptible instances).