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# Cloud Platform Software Engineer

- **Company:** Groq, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $223,600.0 - $365,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Build Management, Kubernetes
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ba7ea3139efcb21c

## About the Role

* Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building and operating production infrastructure.
 * Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes and proficiency designing Kubernetes-based architectures.
 * Experience owning Kubernetes environments in production, including deployment, scaling, upgrades, reliability, and troubleshooting.
 * Experience building software and automation for cloud or infrastructure platforms.
 * Strong understanding of distributed systems and the reliability and scalability challenges of operating infrastructure at scale.
 * Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern infrastructure-as-code and automation practices.
 * Ability to debug complex problems across application, Kubernetes, networking, compute, and infrastructure layers.
 * Comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of production systems and making pragmatic architectural tradeoffs.
 * Strong collaborator who can partner across engineering teams and translate their needs into scalable platform solutions.
 * Motivated by ownership, technical excellence, reliability, and building durable infrastructure.

## Description

* Own the architecture, development, reliability, and evolution of Groq's Kubernetes-based platform.
 * Design and build Kubernetes-based systems that operate reliably and efficiently at scale.
 * Build software, automation, and platform capabilities that simplify how workloads are deployed, operated, and scaled.
 * Improve the resilience, observability, performance, and operational efficiency of the Kubernetes platform.
 * Identify and eliminate reliability and scalability bottlenecks across clusters and supporting infrastructure.
 * Own platform capabilities through their full lifecycle, from design and implementation through production operations and continuous improvement.
 * Partner with software and infrastructure engineers to understand workload requirements and translate them into durable platform capabilities.
 * Establish and improve Kubernetes engineering patterns, tooling, and operational practices.
 * Debug complex production issues spanning Kubernetes, distributed systems, networking, compute, and cloud infrastructure.
 * Help shape the technical direction of the platform as its scale and requirements evolve., * Purposeful Hiring: You're not here by accident, and neither is anyone else. Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters.
 * Builders Wanted: You're not just riding the rocket ship, you're building it. Your work directly shapes the trajectory of our company.
 * Mission-Driven Work: We're here to make a real impact. Our mission fuels everything we do.
 * Tackling Hard Problems: If easy isn't your thing, you're in the right place. We solve some of the most complex and exciting challenges in our space.
 * Excellence Is The Standard: High performance isn't just encouraged, it's the baseline. And it's contagious.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!