Clera

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

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3 days ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
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Base Salary

$150k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and extend core platform features in Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
  • Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code patterns with Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
  • Work on distributed storage solutions using Ceph and WEKA.
  • Create observability and monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Build and optimize container networking with Cilium.
  • Design and implement federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
  • Build automation tooling that reduces operational overhead for developers running production workloads.
  • Contribute to open-source components and establish platform architecture patterns as an early team member.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of software development experience, with approximately 5 years preferred.
  • Hands-on proficiency in Go and Kubernetes, including writing operators, controllers, and CRDs.
  • Experience managing Kubernetes clusters at meaningful production scale.
  • Experience designing federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
  • Proficiency with GitOps workflows and ArgoCD.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform and Helm or comparable tools.
  • Experience with distributed storage solutions such as Ceph or WEKA.
  • Familiarity with container networking through Cilium, CNI plugins, or service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and their managed Kubernetes offerings.
  • Experience with GPUs, bare metal infrastructure, observability tooling, or contributions to Kubernetes ecosystem open-source projects is a bonus.
  • Self-directed communication skills and comfort working in a fast-moving early-stage environment.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $150,000 to $200,000 USD annually.
  • Visa sponsorship is available.
  • On-site role in San Francisco, California, with full-time in-person work required.

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