Principal Kubernetes Control Plane Engineer

1 month ago

Singapore, SingaporeStaff+

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable control plane architectures using Cluster API for fleet-wide automation.
Develop Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions for lifecycle management and orchestration.
Optimize etcd performance and state management across distributed cloud regions.
Implement secure multi-tenant isolation mechanisms at the API server layer.
Architect zero-downtime upgrades and multi-cluster federation for AI customers.
Collaborate with AI Scheduling and Fabric engineering teams on GPU orchestration integration.
Lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and uphold distributed-systems architecture standards.
Identify and mitigate control-plane failure modes before they affect customer training or inference workloads.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
8+ years of software engineering experience with deep, hands-on Go expertise.
Extensive experience contributing to or extending the Kubernetes ecosystem, including Operators, API Server, etcd, or Cluster API.
Experience operating, debugging, and scaling large-scale distributed systems in production.
Deep understanding of multi-tenancy models, cluster federation, and API governance in cloud-native environments.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation such as Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and managed cloud services.
Strong technical leadership skills and the ability to influence architectural decisions and align cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex system requirements into engineering milestones.
Experience in high-velocity, high-growth engineering environments is highly preferred.

Inclusive and respectful workplace that values authenticity and diverse perspectives.
Opportunity to work with industrial pioneers and contribute to digital asset and AI cloud initiatives.
Personal accountability, autonomy, professional growth, and learning opportunities.
Training, mentoring, attractive welfare benefits, and developmental opportunities.

201-500 employees