Staff Kubernetes Engineer

Role Overview

• Own the architecture, design, and evolution of our Kubernetes-based platform on AWS, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (CDK), enforcing best practices and architectural standards
• Act as the technical guide and domain expert for Kubernetes architecture, collaborating closely with the Architecture team to bridge high-level strategy with implementation and guide engineering teams with clear patterns, reference architectures, and best-practice recommendations
• Lead technical decision-making across multiple teams, providing mentorship, design reviews, and hands-on support to drive platform consistency and quality
• Drive proactive improvements across the platform, identifying scaling issues, reliability gaps, or operational inefficiencies before they become problems
• Design and implement secure, compliant, and highly observable Kubernetes environments, integrating monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
• Lead and support the migration of non-cloud-native applications to the new infrastructure, assessing readiness and implementing best practices for scalability and maintainability
• Champion automation and GitOps practices to reduce manual work, eliminate drift, and improve release velocity
• Lead cross-team initiatives and influence technical direction outside your immediate organization, driving adoption of cloud-native best practices
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident response and root cause analysis

Requirements

• Expertise in Kubernetes cluster architecture and operations, including designing and maintaining multi-node clusters for performance, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Proficiency with service mesh technologies to manage observability, security, and traffic routing, along with experience implementing auto-scaling, optimizing resource utilization, and planning rolling upgrades and disaster recovery scenarios with zero downtime
• Solid knowledge of and experience with AWS and EKS
• Ability to assess application readiness and provide migration strategies for different application types while ensuring minimal disruption during transitions
• Automation mindset with the drive to identify and automate repetitive tasks and manual processes
• Experience with observability tools such as DataDog to ensure high uptime and fast issue resolution
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach and a can-do attitude
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across stakeholder groups of varied technical backgrounds, with strong written and verbal English proficiency
• Fluency with AI tools and large language models to support platform engineering, automation, and operational efficiency

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Kubernetes
• Node.js

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible Paid Time Off policies, including but not limited to: Quarterly Self-Care Days (4 extra paid days off annually) and Volunteer Days
• Parental leave
• Comprehensive health coverage, including dependents
• Home office setup support
• LastPass Families free account for up to 5 members
• Continuous learning and development opportunities, including an annual learning stipend to invest in your growth
• Peer-to-peer recognition through Motivosity
• Employee Assistance Program for well-being support
• Remote work stipend to support your home office needs
• Short-Term or Remote-Centric Work Arrangements for added flexibility