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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Infrastructure Development Engineer - Kubernetes - **Company:** Expedia Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $171,500.0 - $274,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Computer Networks, Continuous Delivery, Decision Support Systems, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), YAML, Load Balancing, Istio, Multi-Cloud, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Serverless Computing - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=057a9c576d910bc2 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Systems integration?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * 8+ years (Bachelor's) or 6+ years (Master's) of professional software engineering experience * 3+ years of infrastructure automation, configuration management or container orchestration * Several years of experience designing, building, and operating Kubernetes-based infrastructure and cloud-native services in production environments, with ownership of multi-service or platform-level systems. * Demonstrated proficiency with at least one major public cloud provider, container orchestration concepts, networking, and security controls, including hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation. * Proven ability to design and support APIs, system integrations, and data models for platform services, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability across multiple teams or domains., * Advanced proficiency using Terraform to provision, automate, and manage cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure at scale. * Experience working with service mesh implementations in Kubernetes environments, with familiarity in Istio and exposure to emerging patterns such as ambient mesh. * Familiarity with systems engineering and networking fundamentals, including proxy-based architectures, workload authentication, and core TCP/networking concepts in cloud infrastructure environments. * Experience working with adjacent cloud infrastructure tooling and frameworks such as Crossplane, Terragrunt, CertManager, Kubernetes load balancer controllers, or similar components used to support secure platform deployments. * Ability to read, adapt, and support code in languages such as Python, Go, or Java to help migrate legacy tooling and applications into newer Kubernetes-based infrastructure patterns. * Prior experience developing & maintaining Kubernetes manifests and YAML configurations ## Description This Senior Cloud Infrastructure Development Engineer role is part of the cloud infrastructure team which sits within our technology division. The cloud infrastructure team designs, builds, and operates the foundational cloud platforms, tools, and services that power Expedia Group's products at global scale, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and cost-efficient. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable cloud solutions that enable product teams to ship features faster and more safely while maintaining high standards of availability and performance. In this role, you will: * Architect and evolve secure, scalable platform capabilities across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, with a focus on connectivity, automation, and infrastructure reliability. * Design, implement, and scale orchestration and infrastructure automation solutions using tools such as Terraform, KubeFed, and related Kubernetes ecosystem technologies. * Configure, implement, and enhance service mesh capabilities, including ingress controller patterns and Istio-based solutions, to support secure service-to-service communication and workload connectivity. * Drive observability, capacity planning, system and service performance analysis, and environment tuning, while debugging issues across production and pre-production environments. * Advance continuous delivery practices by automating application and infrastructure deployments, integrating infrastructure as code into CI/CD pipelines, and detecting and remediating deployment issues. * Take ownership of high-pressure operational scenarios by applying calm, data-driven decision making, advocating for operational excellence through resiliency, scalability, testing, and service-level practices, participating in on-call rotations, and exploring new technologies, including AI-driven tools and workflows, that improve engineering outcomes. ## Related Videos - [Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Mastering Kubernetes – Beginner Edition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/530-mastering-kubernetes-beginner-edition) - [Startup Presentation: Achieving True Developer Self-Service in Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1181-startup-presentation-achieving-true-developer-self-service-in-kubernetes) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe)