Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes): Designing and operating core network infrastructure for a high-scale cloud platform with an accent on Kubernetes networking internals, traffic routing, and Linux kernel performance. Focus on building scalable, zero-downtime networking components, managing hybrid cloud connectivity, and solving complex distributed systems challenges.

Location: Must be based in the United States

Salary: $204,000 – $250,000

Company

hirify.global is a developer-first cloud platform providing persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, and built-in orchestration for modern AI-native and full-stack applications.

What you will do

• Own and evolve core network infrastructure across multiple data centers and cloud providers.
• Design customer-facing networking capabilities for flexible service communication and traffic routing.
• Investigate and resolve complex networking issues across the stack, from kernel and data plane to distributed systems.
• Drive performance and reliability improvements through systematic profiling and tuning.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure platform stability and security.
• Participate in on-call rotations to detect, respond to, and learn from incidents.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience building and operating large-scale networking or infrastructure systems.
• Deep experience with Kubernetes networking internals (e.g., kube-proxy, CNI plugins).
• Strong experience with Linux networking internals (e.g., routing, netfilter, conntrack) in production.
• Proven ability to build and operate traffic routing systems like load balancers and proxies at scale.
• Strong experience designing, debugging, and operating distributed systems.
• Experience planning and executing high-risk changes with minimal downtime.

Nice to have

• Experience with data center or hybrid cloud networking (BGP, AWS Direct Connect).
• Experience with eBPF or advanced Linux kernel networking.
• Experience developing systems in Go or similar languages interacting with low-level primitives.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision.
• 4 weeks of paid vacation and 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• 401K plans, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health, and hobbies.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.
• Continuous learning benefits and support.