CIQ

Principal Kubernetes Engineer

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Responsibilities

  • Lead and participate in architecture-level planning and implementation.
  • Design, develop, support, and improve enterprise Kubernetes solutions, products, and infrastructure.
  • Build software platforms and frameworks, conduct capacity planning, and support services through launch reviews.
  • Drive proofs of concept and minimum viable products for demonstrations.
  • Troubleshoot applications and processes while maintaining system capacity and performance.
  • Document projects and share knowledge with users, engineering teams, product teams, sales teams, and open-source communities.
  • Derive and guide solutions from ambiguous or incomplete requirements.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
  • At least 10 years of software and infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Deep expertise designing, building, and operating production Kubernetes and Go services at scale.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and the cloud-native ecosystem, including operators, custom controllers, CRDs, Helm, and the API machinery.
  • Mastery of Linux and cloud infrastructure, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience building Kubernetes operators, custom controllers, or a Kubernetes distribution is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, independent working, collaboration, adaptability, and continuous-learning skills.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Employee stock options.
  • Remote work with no travel required for most positions.
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About CIQ

51-200 employees

CIQ builds and supports open-source and commercial software for high-performance computing and AI infrastructure, from Linux distributions to workload orchestration. It is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux and offers RLC Pro, Fuzzball, Warewulf Pro, and Ascender Pro, plus Apptainer support. Privately held and founded in 2020, CIQ is headquartered in Reno, Nevada, and sells subscriptions and services to enterprises, government, and research institutions.

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