Forward Deployed Engineer (Go/Kubernetes)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with 3 days per week in the London office

Company

hirify.global Technologies is a dual-use technology company building secure software, platforms, and infrastructure for government and commercial workflows.

What you will do

• Deploy and integrate the ACRA secure Kubernetes platform into isolated enclaves, edge clusters, and hybrid-cloud customer environments.
• Build production Go microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, Custom Resource Definitions, containerized applications, and React frontend components.
• Develop Helm charts and event-driven microservices for customer Kubernetes platforms.
• Translate ambiguous customer security requirements and operational workflows into practical technical implementations.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, frontend, backend, and ML/AI specialists to deliver customer outcomes.
• Identify recurring integration patterns and help convert customer fixes into standardized platform features.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience building Go microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, or event-driven backend systems.
• Deep familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and Kubernetes application development.
• Experience with GitOps workflows such as Argo or Flux, relational databases, key-value caches, and event buses.
• Experience working with external clients, solutions architects, or cross-functional teams to solve operational problems.
• Understanding of workload isolation, secrets management, identity-aware communication, and failure-domain boundaries.
• Comfort debugging across client applications, networking layers, and platform code in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work setup with collaboration in the London office.
• Equity participation and a competitive salary.
• Employer pension contributions and private health insurance.
• Company retreats and meetups designed to support work-life balance.
• Inclusive, compassionate, and flexible working culture.