Senior Go Engineer for Kubernetes Platform Automation

Penta Consulting

Dublin

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

32 hours ago

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Job summary

Penta Consulting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and support software that automates Kubernetes-based managed services and SaaS platforms. You will build Kubernetes Operators and APIs with Go, automate provisioning and upgrades, and advance platform reliability and security.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software/platform engineering, deep Kubernetes expertise, and hands-on Go development.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in Software/Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Infra automation.
Hands-on Go development experience.
Deep Kubernetes knowledge: Operators, Controllers, CRDs, RBAC, controller-runtime.
Experience supporting production Kubernetes environments.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD, Helm, GitOps, and IaC.
Linux, containers, networking, storage, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain Kubernetes Operators, controllers, CRDs, and APIs using Go.
Develop automation for provisioning, upgrades, scaling, recovery, and lifecycle management of platform services.
Build scalable Kubernetes-native solutions following best practices.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and release processes.
Collaborate with Platform Eng, SRE, Cloud Ops to implement automation and standards.
Improve observability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership and reviews.