Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform Engineering – Golang/GCP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade microservices in Go, encompassing APIs, aggregation services, pub/sub consumers, caching layers, and data services.

• Contribute to the development of platform APIs for routing, policy, identity, and secret management.

• Write, review, and deploy production code through GitHub pull requests.

• Create and maintain Protocol Buffer definitions utilizing Buf tooling.

• Identify and resolve cross-service compatibility challenges, producing root cause analyses and post-mortems.

• Develop and sustain Terraform infrastructure-as-code for GCP resources, including GKE, IAM, networking, and managed services.

• Manage the lifecycle of secrets management, including transitioning from HashiCorp Vault to Google Secret Manager via External Secrets Operator.

• Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

• Oversee Kubernetes workloads and manifests across PR, NP, and production GKE environments.

• Enhance deployment automation using the Galaxy developer platform and ServiceNow change request integration.

• Take ownership of production deployments, monitor rollouts, validate traffic cutover, and conduct post-deployment verifications.

• Troubleshoot production incidents across the entire platform stack.

• Address CVEs and security violations.

• Manage technical debt, dependency drift, and outdated configurations.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand platform requirements and minimize developer toil.

• Engage in code reviews, standups, sprint ceremonies, and architectural discussions.

• Maintain internal documentation, onboarding materials, and AI-assisted development orientation files.

• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be at least eighteen years old.

• Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.

• A minimum of 3 years of work experience is required.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field of study.

• Proficiency in Go or a similar compiled, statically typed language, with a readiness to work in Go daily.

• Practical experience with Google Cloud Platform services, especially GKE, IAM, and managed data services.

• Proven experience in designing, building, and managing production microservices within a cloud-native environment.

• Experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities across distributed service boundaries.

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.

• Experience in managing Kubernetes deployments across various environments.

• Experience with HashiCorp Vault Enterprise and/or secrets migration methodologies.

• Understanding of API gateway or service mesh technologies.

• Experience with Protocol Buffers and Buf tooling.

• Background in internal developer platforms or developer experience engineering.

• Familiarity with Tailscale or similar zero-trust networking solutions.

• Knowledge of SLSA supply chain practices, build attestation, or software composition analysis.

• Google Cloud Professional certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.