Software Engineer - Container Fabric

New Relic is a global observability company that builds an intelligent platform to help companies understand and optimize their complex digital systems. The Software Engineer - Container Fabric will build and evolve resilient, scalable internal infrastructure, including Kubernetes orchestration, automation tooling, cluster lifecycle management, and production operations.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and enhance a massive Kubernetes infrastructure platform, ensuring peak availability, performance, and reliability
• Evolve internal tooling to eliminate manual overhead and streamline platform delivery across global teams
• Manage Day 1 and Day 2 operations for Kubernetes clusters using modern scaling frameworks
• Partner with a supportive engineering team to manage production environments and lead high-severity incident responses calmly and efficiently

Requirements:

• • Infrastructure Expertise: A background in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Infrastructure Engineering managing production environments
• • Kubernetes Mastery: Deep working knowledge of K8s primitives (Deployments, StatefulSets, Services) and hands-on experience building custom Kubernetes Operators
• • Golang Proficiency: Strong skills in Go for systems programming and infrastructure automation
• • Production Focus: Proven experience managing production stability, monitoring, and resolving high-severity incidents
• • Experience with cloud-native auto-scaling technologies such as Karpenter or Cluster API
• • Practical familiarity with Helm and GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux to manage continuous deployment workflows