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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Engineer - **Company:** Vcluster Labs - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Service-Oriented Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Terraform - **Published:** May 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=443b168a5a9b7950 ## About the Role Do you have experience in GitHub?, * Experience: You have 5+ years Platform Engineering or DevOps, with a focus on modern, cloud-native technologies. * Technical Fluency: You are an expert in HCL and Terraform Modules, and you have deep experience administering Kubernetes clusters. * Pipeline Mastery: You have extensive "must-have" experience with GitHub Pipelines and know how to optimize them for speed and security. * Cloud Proficiency: You have hands-on experience managing and deploying in public clouds, specifically AWS or GCP. * Modern Tech Mindset: You thrive in environments that reject legacy tech. You want to work with a modern stack where you can pick your own hardware and solve a variety of problems, from pipelines to internal services. Bonus points for: * Automation Skills: Experience writing automation scripts with Bash or Python. * Programming: Proficiency in Go or Python is a significant plus. * Kubernetes Depth: Relevant certifications such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or experience writing Kubernetes Operators. * Documentation: Basic experience writing technical documentation and a willingness to build AI Automation in the documentation to contribute to our knowledge base. * Tools: Familiarity with Linear for task management. ## Description As a Senior Platform Engineer at vCluster Labs, you aren't just maintaining infrastructure; you are the backbone of our engineering velocity. In this role, you will act as "Customer Zero" for our own products, building the internal platforms that enable our engineering teams to ship faster, securely, and more efficiently. You will have the unique opportunity to use vCluster to create cutting-edge internal services while providing critical feedback directly to our product teams., As a Sr. Platform Engineer, your role will include: * Infrastructure Management: Own and improve our multi-cloud infrastructure spread across AWS, GCP, and Digital Ocean. You will manage Kubernetes clusters, handle patching, manage access, and enhance to ensure our tooling has robust alerts and metrics. * CI/CD Optimization: Drive the improvement of GitHub CI pipelines. You will be responsible for creating secure, repeatable testing environments and automating pipeline updates to streamline the developer experience. * Internal Services Architecture: Architect and host infrastructure for engineering development, including internal services and vCluster-specific platforms (e.g., loft.rocks, vCluster Cloud). You will empower engineers to build pipelines securely through education and tooling. * Customer Zero: Act as the first and most critical user of our products. You will push vCluster features to their limits to create useful internal tools, discovering bugs and providing feedback to Engineering to shape the future of our software. * Terraform Automation: Focus on automating updates and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform Spacelift. You will give the team the ability to create infrastructure on demand, ensuring scalability and consistency. * Execution: Manage a variety of Kanban tasks via Linear, ranging from improving observability to handling GitHub policy requests, release engineering, and access management., * Make it Happen: We have a relentless bias for action and the grit to push through obstacles. We do whatever it takes to figure it out, put in the work, and ruthlessly prioritize the actions that drive measurable impact for the business. * Own the Outcome: We understand that our responsibility doesn't end when a task is checked off; it ends when the value is delivered. We connect our daily individual actions to the broader success of the company and our customers. * Create Wow: We measure success by the experience we generate, both inside and outside the company. For our customers, this means impressive speed and intuitive experiences. For our team, this means going the extra mile to support one another and to continuously drive each other to new heights. * Open Source, Open Mind: We are actively contributing to and maintaining open-source projects. Internally, we foster meritocracy - the strongest ideas win, no matter who or where they come from. * Build Tomorrow's Standards, Intentionally: We don't just ship software; we define the state-of-the-art of tomorrow. We are fearless in tearing down old approaches to build something better, but we are disciplined in how we do it because we know our users rely on our technology to run mission-critical infrastructure platforms. 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