Kubernetes Engineer

The Direct

New York, NY, United States

3 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$200,000.0 - $270,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

Software Debugging Programming Tools Node.Js Open Source Technology Software Engineering Virtual Machines Istio Software Troubleshooting Kubernetes

Develop production-grade software that interacts directly with Kubernetes clusters
Manage Kubernetes cluster upgrades and lifecycle operations
Debug node-level infrastructure issues within virtual machine environments
Investigate and troubleshoot open-source dependencies and Kubernetes ecosystem tools
Collaborate with engineering teams on infrastructure and cluster-related initiatives
Support customers directly and contribute product-focused infrastructure decisions
Own projects end-to-end within autonomous engineering cycles
Contribute to infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational excellence

5-8 years of experience working with Kubernetes and production-grade software development
Experience managing Kubernetes cluster upgrades
Strong node-level debugging experience within VM environments
Comfortable reviewing open-source repositories for troubleshooting and debugging
Strong ownership mindset with experience managing software through production lifecycle
Genuine interest in Kubernetes, infrastructure engineering, and developer tooling
Ability to work onsite in New York, NY five days per week

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with Go programming language
Experience with GitOps workflows
Open-source Kubernetes ecosystem contributions
Experience building Kubernetes controllers
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