Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes

Role Description

We’re seeking a talented engineer to develop and maintain Kubernetes Operators for our Camunda 8 SaaS offering. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability of our cloud platform, managing numerous customer clusters and tackling complex challenges related to Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and multi-cloud deployments across GCP and AWS. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on our software and processes.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Design, develop, and maintain Kubernetes Operators to manage the Camunda SaaS offering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, field) to define, ship, and iterate on features.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve existing codebase(s) for security, stability, and reliability.
• Be an advocate for new ideas and help build a team environment that values both creativity and practicality.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and 3rd level escalation support to ensure the system is meeting its objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience using Go or another relevant language for cloud native software development.
• Practical experience with at least one major Cloud Service Provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and a deep understanding of its core concepts.
• Willingness to work collaboratively within a team, share knowledge, and contribute to a positive engineering culture.
• A pragmatic and autonomous approach to programming and problem solving.
• A "you build it, you run it" mentality, coupled with a deep passion for automation and raising the quality bar.
• Ability and/or willingness to use our product.

Requirements

• Experience writing and maintaining Kubernetes Operators ideally with Controller-Runtime & Kubebuilder.
• Familiarity with infrastructure topics such as multi-region or multi-cloud provider setups, ideally with Crossplane.

Benefits

• Competitive, fair, and transparent compensation based on location.
• Equity through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).
• Remote & Flexible work options with home office budget and flexible time off.
• In-person connection opportunities through annual kickoffs and team offsites.
• Access to locally tailored healthcare and global mental wellbeing resources.
• Retirement and pension plans with company contributions.
• Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books.