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Senior Platform Engineer - Golang

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Overview
At Akuity we are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join Akuity's growing team. This remote role combines software development (Golang) with infrastructure management, working on the Akuity SaaS platform. You will focus on building and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and developer tools.

Company Details
Akuity is a strong advocate for open-source software and specializes in the Argo project. We aim to improve developer experiences and platform reliability by leveraging open-source software and commercial backing.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of overall experience in software development and infrastructure management.

  • 2+ years of experience developing scalable applications using Golang.

  • Administration experience with container orchestration platforms (preferably Kubernetes).

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent experience.

  • Experience with cloud observability (monitoring, logging, tracing), using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, or Datadog.

  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Crossplane, or CloudFormation.

  • Experience with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL).

  • Expertise in CI/CD platforms, trunk-based development, and GitOps-based deployments.

  • Strong communication skills in English.

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test, deploy, and improve Akuity’s SaaS platform.

  • Develop server-side features in Golang.

  • Collaborate with teams to design and deliver infrastructure solutions.

  • Maintain a scalable platform with developer empathy.

  • Empower teams with reliable systems through SLOs, on-call rotations, and post-mortems.

  • Contribute to infrastructure maintenance and cloud cost optimization.

  • Orchestrate cloud resources for a reliable, scalable platform.

Job Details

  • Location: Remote

Interview Process

  • Technical Interview

  • System Design Interview

  • Final Round

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Job Profile

Benefits/Perks

Developer Empathy Open-Source Advocacy Remote work

Tasks
  • Build
  • Collaborate on infrastructure solutions
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Contribute to Infrastructure Maintenance
  • Deploy
  • Design
  • Develop Server-Side Features
  • Empower Teams with Reliable Systems
  • Improve SaaS Platform
  • Maintain Scalable Platform
  • Orchestrate Cloud Resources
  • Test
Skills

CI/CD CloudFormation Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Observability Communication Container Orchestration Crossplane Datadog GitOps Golang Grafana Infrastructure as Code Infrastructure Management Kubernetes Logging Monitoring MySQL Postgres Prometheus Relational databases Software Development Terraform Tracing Trunk Based Development

Experience

5 years

Education

B.S. in Computer Science Equivalent experience

Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)