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Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Backend and Platform Engineering

Nutanix
San Jose, USA
Full-time
Senior · 9+ years experience
Hybrid
USD 160000-320000 yearly / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
Kubernetes

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What You Will Bring

9–16 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend systems, distributed platforms, or cloud infrastructure.

Demonstrated experience leading the completion of a significant software project with a small engineering team.

Proven mentorship and technical leadership experience, including the ability to guide junior engineers, delegate effectively, provide constructive feedback, and raise team capability.

Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and internals, including control-plane components, scheduling, networking, storage, security, controllers, and cluster lifecycle management.

Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production or production-like environments, including troubleshooting, upgrades, patching, capacity management, observability, and reliability improvements.

Experience with containerization technologies, container image lifecycle management, and Helm chart architecture.

Proficiency with Git and GitOps synchronization workflows, including declarative configuration management and automated CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions.

Strong programming ability in Go or Python, with the ability to produce maintainable, testable, and production-ready code.

Experience designing backend services, APIs, controllers, or automation for distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.

Familiarity with Linux server environments, file systems, operating system primitives, networking fundamentals, and production debugging.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts and align stakeholders across time zones and disciplines.

Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating effectively in a hybrid, matrixed engineering organization.

Nice to Have

  • Development experience building Kubernetes operators, controllers, admission webhooks, or custom resources.
  • Experience with the Kubernetes Operator pattern and controller-runtime or related frameworks.
  • Familiarity with multi-cluster management, fleet operations, application mobility, multi-tenancy, or Kubernetes security and compliance.
  • Experience supporting AI/ML, GPU, or other performance-sensitive workloads on Kubernetes.
  • Experience working with distributed storage, networking, virtualization, or infrastructure management systems.
  • Contributions to open-source cloud-native projects or active participation in the CNCF ecosystem.
  • Work Arrangement
  • Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.
  • The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $160,000 and USD $320,000 per year.
  • However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
  • If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.
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