Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Platform (Go/Python/Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Platform (Go/Python/Kubernetes): Design and evolve core platform services, internal APIs, and control-plane components with an accent on distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and developer productivity. Focus on building platform abstractions, driving initiatives like gRPC migration and eventing foundations, and improving scalability and reliability.

Location: Fully remote with flexible working hours

Company

Cutting-edge vector database company powering AI-driven search, recommendation, and data discovery at scale with open-source engine and managed cloud solutions.

What you will do

• Design and evolve core platform services and internal APIs used by multiple teams
• Drive architectural initiatives including gRPC migration, eventing/pub-sub, and platform refactors
• Own and improve control-plane and cluster-api components
• Build abstractions to reduce operational and cognitive load for other engineering teams
• Write production-grade Go code for platform services and internal tooling
• Collaborate with Regions & Clusters, Resilience, and Features teams to enable delivery
• Enhance platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience
• Support production systems and incident response with focus on long-term fixes

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer in platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Go and Python, or deep expertise in one with willingness to work with both
• Solid experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and API design
• Experience building and operating production systems used by other engineers or teams
• Comfortable working cross-team and driving technical alignment
• Ownership mindset and clear communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with gRPC, event-driven architectures, or control-plane systems
• Familiarity with Kubernetes operators or cluster-level abstractions
• Background in SaaS, database, or systems-level product companies
• Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Contributions to open-source projects

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
• Fully remote setup with flexible working hours
• High-impact role with strong ownership and architectural influence
• Opportunity to work on core platform used across the company
• Clear growth path toward Staff Engineer or Architecture roles