Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes): Designing and optimizing large-scale Kubernetes-powered container provisioning APIs with an accent on scalability, reliability, and availability of core infrastructure. Focus on building foundational software platforms, leading technical direction, and contributing to open source projects.

Location: Toronto, Canada

Salary: $200,000 - $235,000 CAD

hirify.global is building the future of finance by democratizing access for all.

What you will do

• Design large-scale systems, balancing risk and long-term maintainability.
• Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to infrastructure and systems.
• Set technical project directions and mentor junior engineers in the team.
• Lead organization-wide collaboration for the team.
• Contribute to open source projects.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes control plane and data plane components.
• Thorough understanding of the Kubernetes Platform and container lifecycle management.
• Experience with Kubernetes multi-cluster challenges and Kubernetes networking (e.g., CNI).
• Experience managing and debugging large-scale infrastructure services in production.
• Proven seasoned individual contributor with experience planning and leading end-to-end large projects.
• Passion for mentoring junior engineers and improving engineering craftsmanship.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to an inclusive and welcoming interview experience for all candidates.
• Provides equal opportunity for all applicants and offers reasonable accommodations upon request.
• Values different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences in hiring and work.
• Eligible for bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits.