2 months ago
Remote, EMEAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and improve Akuity’s SaaS platform and developer tools.
- Develop server-side services and platforms in Go.
- Design and deliver features that simplify infrastructure operations for users and customers.
- Provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and technical direction across complex distributed-systems projects.
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices across the organization.
- Ensure the growing SaaS platform remains scalable and focused on developer experience.
Requirements
- 7+ years of development experience.
- 4+ years of experience developing scalable web applications with Golang.
- Experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators at scale in AWS, GCP, Azure, or on-premises environments.
- Deep knowledge of systems design, API design, and infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience leading architecture and technical direction for complex distributed systems.
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL.
- A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Strong communication, collaboration, cross-team influence, and developer-experience skills.
- Strong advantage: experience with Argo CD, Kargo, or GitOps-based delivery workflows.
- Strong advantage: familiarity with multi-region, multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments.
- Strong advantage: experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 28000:2022, HIPAA, or PCI DSS-related infrastructure.
- Strong advantage: background operating infrastructure for platform or developer-tooling companies.
- Must live within eligible US time zones, including Pacific through Eastern, Canada, and other specified regions.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
- Equity participation.
- Fully remote work from eligible US time zones, including Canada and other regions.
- Home office stipend and equipment budget.
- Flexible time off.
- Opportunity to work directly with the engineers who built Argo CD and Kargo.
Tech Stack
About Akuity
Akuity builds a SaaS GitOps platform that manages software delivery and operations across Kubernetes, letting enterprises control hundreds or thousands of clusters from a single control plane. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it is privately held. Its founders created Argo CD at Intuit and are active maintainers of the Argo open-source project, and the company offers enterprise features and support for DevOps and platform engineering teams.