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Lead Platform Engineer, Kubernetes

Seattle, USA·Engineering

KubernetesGoHelmIstioAWSPlatform Engineering

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to own the internal Kubernetes platform that hundreds of Acme engineers deploy to daily. You will define strategy and lead a small, senior team.

What you'll do

  • Set the technical vision for our multi-cluster Kubernetes platform
  • Build self-service deployment and golden-path tooling
  • Drive reliability, security, and cost efficiency improvements
  • Lead and mentor platform engineers

Requirements

  • 8+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering
  • Deep Kubernetes operations and Go development experience
  • Proven leadership of technical initiatives and teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with service mesh like Istio and Helm packaging
  • Background building internal developer platforms

Benefits

  • Top-band salary with significant equity
  • Premium health benefits and 401(k) match
  • Flexible hybrid work and home-office budget