Platform Engineer: Kubernetes
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Full Time
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
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Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Technology, AI Infrastructure, Data StreamingIndustries
Requirements
- Passion for working on deeply technical projects and wanting to work on distributed systems, concurrency & parallelism, and correctness
- Strong understanding of Go and Kubernetes
- Experience and comfortable working with a 100% distributed engineering team, collaborating on GitHub, in the open and a self-starter
- Passion to grow a culture of written tradition
- Comfort working within a small team and 100% distributed engineering org collaborating on GitHub, JIRA, Slack, and video meetings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Professional fluency in English (written and verbal) for collaboration with our English-speaking team
- Working knowledge of building Kubernetes operators for storage systems (highlighted if applicable)
- Experience building a SaaS platform (highlighted if applicable)
- Operated and used streaming platforms either as a user or provider (highlighted if applicable)
Responsibilities
- Contribute to our Kubernetes operator and Helm chart, both internally and for customers and members of our community
- Be an expert at all things Kubernetes, influencing designs and implementations of Redpanda running over both managed and unmanaged Kubernetes
- Contribute meaningfully to the test coverage of operator
- Participate in an on-call escalation chain, help drive down problems that lead to on-call escalations, and help drive improving on-call quality of life
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this a remote position?
Yes, this is a 100% remote position with a fully distributed engineering team around the globe.
What skills are required for this Software Engineer role?
The role requires a strong understanding of Go and Kubernetes, passion for distributed systems, concurrency & parallelism, and correctness, plus experience working with a 100% distributed engineering team.
What is the company culture like at Redpanda?
Redpanda has a people-first culture based on trust, transparency, and communication, with a 100% remote and distributed team collaborating via GitHub, JIRA, Slack, and video meetings.
What does the role involve in terms of on-call duties?
You will participate in an on-call escalation chain, help drive down problems that lead to escalations, and improve on-call quality of life.
What experience makes a strong candidate for this position?
Strong candidates have working knowledge of building Kubernetes operators for storage systems, experience building a SaaS platform, or operating streaming platforms, in addition to core Go and Kubernetes expertise.
Redpanda Data
Cost-effective streaming data platform
About Redpanda Data
Redpanda offers a data streaming platform that simplifies the use of Kafka APIs, making it easier for businesses to process real-time data. It can be accessed as a fully-managed cloud service or through self-hosting, providing flexibility for users. The platform significantly reduces infrastructure costs and improves performance, claiming to lower expenses by six times while enhancing latencies and throughput. Redpanda aims to be a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to traditional data streaming solutions, with a focus on environmental sustainability and data security.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$161MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees