Cloud Platform Engineer (NPU/Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Cloud Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/NPU): Designing and operating an on-premises datacenter and Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for next-generation NPU hardware with an accent on consolidating development infrastructure into a shared self-service platform. Focus on optimizing Kubernetes compute resources, managing high-speed RDMA networking, and implementing bare-metal provisioning.

Location: Onsite in Seongnam, South Korea

Company

hirify.global is a hardware company building next-generation NPUs and the cloud platforms required to operate them.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate a Kubernetes-based Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for bare-metal, VM, and container resource provisioning.
• Develop end-to-end platform services using Python, Rust, TypeScript, and React.
• Optimize Kubernetes compute resources, including RDMA networking (RoCE, SR-IOV) and PCI passthrough.
• Automate infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Helm through GitOps workflows.
• Build and maintain a CMDB service to manage internal infrastructure assets.
• Support the software development lifecycle by managing the internal service catalog and CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

• Working understanding of ML inference and PyTorch workflows.
• Hands-on experience building end-to-end services in Python, Rust, Go, or JS/TS.
• Strong experience in Kubernetes cluster build, operations, and workload/network troubleshooting.
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving and automating recurring toil.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, firmware, and application teams.
• Must be based in or able to work onsite in Seongnam, South Korea.

Nice to have

• Experience with virtualization and accelerator scheduling (KubeVirt, DevicePlugin, DRA).
• Linux systems engineering skills, including kernel and driver debugging (KVM/QEMU).
• Knowledge of high-speed networking (RDMA, RoCE, SR-IOV, PCIe/NUMA).
• Experience with LLM inference frameworks such as vLLM.
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal provisioning using Metal3 or Ironic.

Hiring process

• Document screening followed by an online interview.
• On-site interview including a technical assignment.
• Culture-fit interview and final compensation negotiation.