Senior Software Engineer, Backend

🕒 October 6

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $130k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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vCluster

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51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $24M Series A on 2024-05

SaaS • Enterprise

vCluster is a Kubernetes virtualization product (from loft-sh) that creates virtual Kubernetes clusters on top of existing Kubernetes infrastructure. It enables dedicated, multi-tenant or private-node clusters for use cases like internal platform standardization, hybrid Kubernetes deployments, sovereign or dedicated customer environments, AI cloud providers and distributed inference. vCluster is positioned as a tooling/product solution for enterprises operating Kubernetes at scale, offering managed features, releases and integrations for internal K8s platforms and cloud-native workflows.

📋 Description

• Work intimately with Kubernetes internals to advance container orchestration • Write high-performance, resilient Go code powering the vCluster platform • Own feature development end-to-end, from technical design through release • Engage with the community and contribute to open-source projects • Define scalable Kubernetes tenancy models for isolation and resource sharing beyond namespaces • Tackle complex engineering challenges requiring deep systems architecture knowledge

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals, including architectural patterns, networking, and storage • Strong programming skills in Go • Ability to translate Kubernetes knowledge into clean, efficient Go code • Active GitHub projects, experiments, or open-source contributions demonstrating a passion for building • Highly technical and self-driven; able to identify and solve problems autonomously • Experience working in a high-growth environment • Comfortable with ambiguity and eager to make an impact • Bonus: Contributions to the upstream Kubernetes project, including documentation updates, pull requests, or participation in Special Interest Groups (SIGs) • Bonus: Early-stage startup experience and autonomous work style

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Bonus • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country) • Flexible working schedule • Flexible workplace/location arrangements