Senior Go / Kubernetes Developer - Cloud & Edge Infrastructure (Freelance, Remote)

For a long-term cloud infrastructure project, we are looking for an experienced Senior Go / Kubernetes Developer to support the further development of a distributed multi-provider cloud and edge platform. You will work in an international engineering environment and contribute primarily to the development of Kubernetes-native infrastructure automation using Go.

Start: asap

Duration: 12+ months

Capacity: 100%

Location: Remote

Preferred setup: Nearshore / Europe-compatible

Language: English; German beneficial

Contract: Freelance

Tasks

• Design and develop Kubernetes Operators and Controllers in Go
• Develop cloud-native backend services and Kubernetes-native APIs
• Design and implement Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and reconciliation logic
• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud, edge and bare-metal infrastructure
• Integrate infrastructure, networking and platform components via Kubernetes APIs
• Develop and maintain automated unit and integration tests
• Analyze, troubleshoot and improve Go applications and Kubernetes controllers
• Contribute to technical architecture, code reviews and engineering standards
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security and AI/ML specialists

Requirements

• Several years of professional software development experience with strong hands-on Go / Golang expertise
• Proven experience developing Kubernetes Operators and/or Custom Controllers in Go
• Strong practical knowledge of the Kubernetes API, CRDs and reconciliation patterns
• Experience with common Kubernetes development frameworks such as controller-runtime, client-go, Kubebuilder or Operator SDK
• Good understanding of Go concurrency, APIs, testing and backend/service development
• Experience developing and operating containerized applications
• Good understanding of cloud-native and distributed infrastructure
• Familiarity with infrastructure topics such as compute, networking, storage and automated provisioning