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# Platform Engineer (Remote)

- **Company:** Lightning Labs
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, Linux, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, System Programming, Data Logging, Istio, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Backend, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Bitcoin, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_2eeb051a3170babd142b99e05400d4f0

## 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