Platform Engineer at high-performance cloud infrastructure startup

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Job Title

Platform Engineer

Salary

Not Disclosed

Company Description

High-performance cloud infrastructure startup building a next-generation Kubernetes operating system

Job Description

You will join the founding team to architect a platform that abstracts Kubernetes complexity through automation. By building custom Go operators, GitOps workflows, and advanced networking with Cilium, you will make massive-scale cluster management invisible. This is a rare opportunity to define the core architecture of a developer-centric infrastructure product.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Work directly with the founding team to build ClusterdOS, a revolutionary system designed to simplify and scale complex cloud-native environments.
• Solve deep technical challenges involving distributed storage (Ceph/WEKA) and federated Kubernetes architectures that push the boundaries of modern infrastructure.
• Gain massive impact as an early engineering hire, establishing the platform patterns and practices that will define the company's technical trajectory.
  
  

What You Will Do

• Build and extend core platform features using Go to create custom Kubernetes operators and controllers that automate complex operational tasks.
• Design and implement robust GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, Terraform, and Helm to ensure seamless, declarative infrastructure deployments.
• Optimize container networking and observability using Cilium, Prometheus, and Grafana to provide high-performance security and real-time system health data.
  
  

The ideal candidate

• Deep production experience with Kubernetes internals, including CRDs, operators, and cluster architecture troubleshooting.
• Strong proficiency in Go for building system-level tooling and distributed systems from the ground up.
• Proven track record with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools like Terraform, Helm, and Ansible within cloud-native environments.
  
  

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