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# software engineer

- **Company:** Lightning Labs
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, System Programming, Data Logging, Istio, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Backend, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Bitcoin, Devsecops
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/platform-engineer-remote-lightning-labs-8289638

## About the Role

Strong foundations in Linux, networking, security, cloud, and IaC

 - Managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production

 - Operating and extending observability tools (logging/metrics/tracing)

 - Experience in a systems programming language (Go, Python, Rust, etc)

 - Preferred

 - Advanced cloud technologies: GitOps, DevSecOps, service mesh

 - Database administration: postgresql, etcd

 - Knowledge of Bitcoin and Lightning Network

 - Familiarity contributing to open source projects

## Description

Manage the underlying cloud and cluster technologies that compose our internal platform

 - Manage stateful backend services such as databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes

 - Utilize, operate, and extend observability tools (logging/monitoring/tracing)

 - Improve robustness & security of our platform using enhancements like operators and overlay networks

 - Advise/assist dev teams with integrations, such as Helm charts, cloud resources, and the k8s lifecycle


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