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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Kubernetes Control Plane Engineer - **Company:** Bitdeer Technologies Group - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Network Control, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Principal-Kubernetes-Control-Plane-Engineer-Bitdeer-Technologies-Group-674889855062543/ ## About the Role + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. + 8+ years of software engineering experience, with deep, hands-on expertise in Go. + Extensive experience contributing to or extending the Kubernetes ecosystem (e.g., Operators, API Server, etcd, Cluster API). + Proven track record of operating, debugging, and scaling large-scale distributed systems in production environments. + Deep understanding of multi-tenancy models, cluster federation, and API governance in cloud-native environments. + Familiarity with infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) and managed cloud services. + Strong technical leadership skills; ability to influence architectural decisions and align cross-functional teams. + Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex system requirements into manageable engineering milestones. + Experience working in high-velocity, high-growth engineering environments is highly preferred. ## Description We are seeking a Principal Kubernetes Control Plane Engineer to architect the foundational control plane for our AI-native NeoCloud platform. You will be responsible for building highly available, automated systems to manage the lifecycle of thousands of Kubernetes control planes, ensuring zero-downtime upgrades and seamless multi-cluster federation. This role is central to our mission of providing a "NeoCloud" experience, requiring a strategic mindset to balance complex distributed systems design with robust, production-grade engineering. You will lead the development of the "chassis" that supports our high-performance AI workloads, ensuring our infrastructure is scalable, resilient, and ready for enterprise-grade demands. Key Responsibilities + Design and implement scalable control plane architectures using tools like Cluster API to enable fleet-wide automation. + Develop custom Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to streamline lifecycle management and orchestration. + Optimize etcd performance and ensure rock-solid state management across distributed cloud regions. + Implement secure, multi-tenant isolation mechanisms at the API server layer to support enterprise-grade security and tenancy. + Architect solutions for zero-downtime upgrades and multi-cluster federation to provide a seamless user experience for our AI customers. + Collaborate with AI Scheduling and Fabric engineering teams to ensure the control plane integrates tightly with GPU orchestration layers. + Lead design reviews and mentor engineers to uphold high standards of distributed systems architecture across the team. + Drive platform reliability by identifying and mitigating failure modes in the control plane chassis before they impact customer training or inference jobs. ## Related Videos - [Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Kubernetes Maestro: Dive Deep into Custom Resources to Unleash Next-Level Orchestration Power!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1087-kubernetes-maestro-dive-deep-into-custom-resources-to-unleash-next-level-orchestration-power) - [Mastering Kubernetes – Beginner Edition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/530-mastering-kubernetes-beginner-edition) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)