Staff Kubernetes Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the architecture, design, and advancement of our Kubernetes-based platform on AWS, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and operates with excellence.

• Develop, sustain, and enhance Kubernetes infrastructure by utilizing Infrastructure as Code (CDK), adhering to best practices and architectural standards.

• Serve as the technical guide and subject matter expert for Kubernetes architecture, working closely with the Architecture team to align high-level strategy with practical implementation, and providing engineering teams with clear patterns, reference architectures, and best-practice guidance.

• Lead technical decision-making across various teams, offering mentorship, conducting design reviews, and providing hands-on assistance to ensure platform consistency and quality.

• Proactively enhance the platform by identifying scaling challenges, reliability issues, or operational inefficiencies before they escalate.

• Design and implement secure, compliant, and highly observable Kubernetes environments, incorporating monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.

• Lead and facilitate the migration of non-cloud-native applications to the new infrastructure, evaluating readiness and applying best practices for scalability and maintainability.

• Advocate for automation and GitOps practices to minimize manual tasks, eliminate drift, and accelerate release velocity.

• Spearhead cross-team initiatives and influence technical direction beyond your immediate organization to promote the adoption of cloud-native best practices.

• Engage in on-call rotations and contribute to incident response and root cause analysis.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth expertise in Kubernetes cluster architecture and operations, including the design and maintenance of multi-node clusters focused on performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Proficient in service mesh technologies for managing observability, security, and traffic routing, with experience in implementing auto-scaling, optimizing resource utilization, and planning rolling upgrades and disaster recovery scenarios with zero downtime.

• Strong knowledge and experience with AWS and EKS.

• Capability to evaluate application readiness and provide migration strategies for various application types while ensuring minimal disruption during transitions.

• An automation mindset with a commitment to identifying and automating repetitive tasks and manual processes.

• Familiarity with observability tools like DataDog to maintain high uptime and facilitate rapid issue resolution.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach and a proactive attitude.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholder groups, with strong written and verbal proficiency in English.

• Proficient in utilizing AI tools and large language models to enhance platform engineering, automation, and operational efficiency.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexible Paid Time Off policies, including but not limited to: Quarterly Self-Care Days (4 additional paid days off annually) and Volunteer Days.

• Parental leave.

• Comprehensive health coverage, including dependents.

• Support for home office setup.

• Free LastPass Families account for up to 5 members.

• Continuous learning and development opportunities, including an annual learning stipend to invest in your growth.

• Peer-to-peer recognition through Motivosity.

• Employee Assistance Program for well-being support.

• Remote work stipend to accommodate your home office needs.

• Short-Term or Remote-Centric Work Arrangements for increased flexibility.