About the Role Join an early-stage cloud-native startup building a next-generation platform that abstracts Kubernetes complexity while preserving its full power. As a Platform Engineer, you'll work closely with the founding team to design core platform features, GitOps workflows, and the infrastructure layer that makes multi-cluster management intuitive for developers. This is a high-impact, early-team opportunity where your contributions will directly shape the product and architecture. What You'll Do • Build and extend core platform features using Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers. • Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline and automate continuous deployment. • Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters. • Work on distributed storage solutions using Ceph and WEKA for high-performance, scalable storage. • Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance metrics. • Build and optimize container networking with Cilium for network security and observability. • Design and implement federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management. • Build automation tooling to reduce operational overhead for developers running production workloads. • Contribute to open-source components and help establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member. What We're Looking For Required: • 2+ years of software development experience. • Proficiency in Go and Kubernetes, with hands-on experience building developer tools or infrastructure products. • Experience with ArgoCD and CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows. • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their managed Kubernetes offerings. • Experience with containerization, networking, and cloud-native architectures. • Self-directed, hungry to learn, and comfortable operating with autonomy. Nice to Have: • Experience with distributed storage solutions such as Ceph or WEKA. • Experience with Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or Kubespray for infrastructure provisioning and orchestration. • Background with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) or CNI plugins. • Contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem tools or open-source projects. Compensation & Benefits • Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 USD annually • Visa sponsorship available Location This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be willing and able to work in person in San Francisco.