Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Who you are

• If you're passionate about software engineering, Kubernetes, and solving challenging distributed systems problems, we'd love to hear from you
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture, lifecycle and core concepts, including workloads running across cloud and on-premises environments
• Experience developing software in Go or another modern programming language, with an interest in Go development
• Experience building software for Linux-based environments
• Experience with Kubernetes development, including controllers, operators, or Kubernetes APIs
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to learn new technologies
• Understanding of Kubernetes reconciliation patterns and declarative system design; especially understanding the principals of Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP)
• Experience using Kubernetes in production environments
• Familiarity with controller-runtime, Kubebuilder, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), Common Expression Language (CEL) rules, or Kubernetes API extension mechanisms
• Experience building or operating distributed systems spanning public cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps workflows
• Experience working with bare metal infrastructure, hybrid cloud environments, or multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments is highly desirable
• Experience with Cluster API (CAPI), SIG Multicluster, Karmada, or other Kubernetes ecosystem projects is a plus
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable working as part of a distributed engineering team across multiple time zones
• Takes ownership of assigned work and follows through to completion
• Curious, pragmatic, and eager to learn from teammates while sharing knowledge with others
• Enjoys solving the unique engineering challenges of operating software across globally distributed cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Passionate about building reliable systems and improving the user experience
• Contributions to open source projects, particularly within the Kubernetes or CNCF ecosystem, are a plus

What the job involves

• We're looking for a Platform Engineer who enjoys building Kubernetes-native systems and automation that operate reliably at global scale
• Come help us deliver a unique gaming experience to millions of players around the world
• Design and develop Kubernetes controllers and operators that automate the lifecycle of platform services
• Contribute to the development of our global workload placement system, enabling intelligent scheduling across Kubernetes clusters running in both public cloud and on-premises data centers
• Develop Kubernetes APIs and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) that provide clean, maintainable interfaces for platform capabilities
• Build and maintain reconciliation logic that safely manages distributed system state
• Develop controllers and operators that automate provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes-based platform components deployed across hybrid cloud environments
• Work closely with platform and service teams to build automation that simplifies operating large-scale distributed systems
• Improve the reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability of the platform through thoughtful engineering and continuous improvement
• Investigate production issues and participate in root cause analysis to improve platform reliability