Senior Software Engineer - UDS Foundations Team (RD182B)

5+ years (Senior) experience with software engineering

Experience using Git and GitHub in collaborative environments

Experience building and operating software products

Proficiency in a modern programming language (Golang and/or TypeScript preferred)

Experience with infrastructure as code using OpenTofu or Terraform

Strong understanding of system design, APIs, databases, and cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure)

Ability to assess complex problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and drive them to completion

Experience developing CLIs, Kubernetes Operators, and/or OpenTofu providers is a plus

Familiar with Core Kubernetes Concepts including but not limited to Controllers, Operators, and CRDs

Experience contributing to or collaborating with Open Source Projects (e.g., CNCF, ASF, OpenSSF) is a plus

Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Experience working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a vibrant remote work environment ✨🦄

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