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# Kubernetes Engineer

- **Company:** The Direct
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $270,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Virtual Machines, Istio, Software Troubleshooting, Kubernetes
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usac3747820da6ba9816b556a43298cf25

## About the Role

* 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
 * Strong customer communication and collaboration skills, Strong expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting at scale Hands-on experience with Service Mesh (preferably Istio/Spider Mesh) Prior experience in Cli…
 + 10 days ago

## Description

* 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


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