Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible, Terraform, and Go
• Develop and enhance core services behind VKE, VLB (HAProxy), VCR (Container Registry), and Inference
• Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler, kubelet, controllers, CRDs)
• Design, implement, and improve container runtime integrations (containerd, runc, OCI)
• Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems
• Troubleshoot complex issues across networking, load balancing, containers, and distributed systems
• Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning, container image signing, admission controllers, and secrets management
• Contribute directly to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider, crossplane, vultr-cli, govultr)
• Improve overall reliability, observability, and operability of cloud-native services
• Collaborate with product, platform, and infrastructure teams on feature delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals including scheduler, kubelet, and CRDs
• Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation and tooling
• Deep knowledge of container security including image scanning, runtime isolation, and admission control
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline design
• Familiarity with observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, alerting) and incident response practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills across networking, load balancing, and distributed systems

Pay

$90,000 - $100,000 Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Company paid Wellable subscription