Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes): Building and evolving a cloud-hosted data warehousing platform based on DuckDB with an accent on Kubernetes orchestration and scalable infrastructure. Focus on designing secure CI/CD pipelines, automating operational workflows, and implementing comprehensive observability tooling.

Location: Hybrid (Seattle, San Francisco, or New York City)

Salary: $140K – $250K

Company

hirify.global is building a cloud-hosted version of DuckDB to unify local development with cloud operations for data practitioners.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the Kubernetes platform, including cluster architecture, upgrades, multi-tenancy, and workload isolation.
• Build and maintain infrastructure components using Go and Python across compute, networking, and storage.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines to enable safe and fast software delivery.
• Implement observability tooling and dashboards (Prometheus, Grafana) to improve system health and oncall effectiveness.
• Automate K8s operational workflows to reduce manual intervention and increase consistency.
• Collaborate with product and backend teams to embed operational best practices into development.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, specifically AWS and Terraform.
• Proficiency in Go and/or Python for designing secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.
• Strong sense of ownership and a pragmatic approach to engineering tradeoffs.
• Must be based in or able to work from the Seattle, San Francisco, or New York offices.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees (80% coverage for dependents).
• Flexible PTO policy to ensure work-life balance.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Hybrid work environment combining office collaboration and remote productivity.

Hiring process

• Round 1: Interview with Talent Partner (30 min).
• Round 2: Two technical interviews with Engineering Leadership.
• Round 3: Values interview with CEO/Founder (45 min).