Staff Kubernetes Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the architecture, design, and ongoing development of our Kubernetes-based platform on AWS, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and operationally excellent.

• Create, maintain, and enhance Kubernetes infrastructure utilizing Infrastructure as Code (CDK), while upholding best practices and architectural standards.

• Serve as the technical authority and domain expert for Kubernetes architecture, working closely with the Architecture team to align high-level strategies with implementation, and guiding engineering teams with clear patterns, reference architectures, and best practice suggestions.

• Direct technical decision-making across various teams, offering mentorship, conducting design reviews, and providing hands-on support to foster platform consistency and quality.

• Proactively drive enhancements across the platform by identifying scaling challenges, reliability issues, or operational inefficiencies before they escalate into problems.

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

• Guide and assist in migrating non-cloud-native applications to the new infrastructure, evaluating readiness and applying best practices to ensure scalability and maintainability.

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

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

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

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth expertise in Kubernetes cluster architecture and operations, with a focus on designing and maintaining multi-node clusters for optimal performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Proficiency in service mesh technologies for managing observability, security, and traffic routing, alongside experience with implementing auto-scaling, optimizing resource use, and planning rolling upgrades and disaster recovery scenarios without downtime.

• Strong understanding of AWS and EKS, with relevant experience.

• Ability to evaluate application readiness and develop migration strategies for various application types, ensuring minimal disruption during transitions.

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

• Familiarity with observability tools such as DataDog to guarantee high uptime and swift issue resolution.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, complemented by a collaborative, team-oriented approach and a positive attitude.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities across diverse stakeholder groups, with proficient written and verbal English skills.

• Proficiency with AI tools and large language models to enhance platform engineering, automation, and operational efficiency.

🏝️ Benefits

• Leading market password manager.

• High-growth, collaborative work environment with inclusive teams.

• Remote-first culture.

• Competitive salary package.

• 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 for dependents.

• Support for home office setup.

• Free LastPass Families account for up to 5 members.

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including an annual learning stipend to foster your growth.

• Peer-to-peer recognition through Motivosity.

• Employee Assistance Program for well-being support.

• Remote work stipend to cater to your home office requirements.

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