Principal Software Engineer, Cluster Lifecycle (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer, Cluster Lifecycle (Kubernetes/Go): Creating and evolving the private cloud infrastructure and compute primitives for hirify.global to manage millions of containers. Focus on building sustainable, reliable distributed systems and defining cross-system APIs for at-scale backend environments.

Location: San Mateo, CA (Hybrid: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

Company

A global platform empowering millions of users to create, play, and connect through immersive 3D digital experiences.

What you will do

• Build and evolve the 'cell' primitive that runs the backends for the majority of hirify.global’s compute workload.
• Collaborate with Compute teams to develop new features and define cross-system APIs as the cell footprint expands.
• Safely and reliably manage critical at-scale systems serving hundreds of millions of requests per second.
• Automate systems to reduce operational and repetitive tasks.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go or other well-structured programming languages.
• Deep experience in the Kubernetes ecosystem, preferably building operators or distributions.
• Proven track record with large-scale, cross-platform, multi-tenant distributed systems.
• Must have valid United States work authorization (certain visa categories and H-1B sponsorship may not be supported).

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with flexible Monday and Friday presence.
• Eligible for equity compensation.
• Comprehensive full-time employee benefits package.
• Opportunity to solve unique technical challenges at massive scale.