Cloud Software Engineer – Managed Kubernetes

Leaseweb; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internet allowance

Travel allowance

Working from home policy

Lease bike plan

25 days paid time off

Lunch and fruit

Leaseweb Academy access

Relocation packages

Job summary

Leaseweb seeks a Cloud Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain a platform that automates the delivery and management of Kubernetes clusters for customers. You will work in a multidisciplinary team and help power Leaseweb Public Cloud.

You will contribute to a remote-first, Amsterdam-based setup with regular in-person gatherings. The role emphasizes observability, reliability and scalable cloud solutions using Golang, Kubernetes and related tools.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of programming in Golang.
• Experience with Kubernetes components (Operators, Controllers, CRD).
• Experience building container images and Helm charts.
• Familiar with CNCF tools and cloud concepts.
• Strong collaboration and code review skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Kubernetes controllers and operators in Golang.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to refine backlog and plan features.
• Research and evaluate tools to improve the product.
• Ensure high availability and scalability of the platform.
• Contribute to open-source projects and participate in on-call duty.

Skills

Kubernetes

Golang

Containers

ArgoCD

Helm charts

Cloud concepts

Scrum practices

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

The Container Services team is responsible for delivering Leaseweb Managed Kubernetes a platform that empowers customers to deploy, manage, and update their own Kubernetes clusters while simplifying the complexity that comes with running them at scale. We are looking for a motivated Cloud Software Engineer to help build and evolve this product.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals (software engineers, system engineers, scrum master, product owner and product management) that strive to make our product better.

Product Engineering at Leaseweb

Our team of approximately 145 engineers works in small scrum teams, each with end-to-end responsibility for a specific product or part of our architecture. We work on a remote-first basis, coming together in person at our Amsterdam headquarters twice a year.

Our organizational structure is flat, placing a high value on independence and entrepreneurship. The atmosphere is informal and relaxed, creating a highly motivating work environment where you will work alongside some of the most inspiring colleagues in the industry.

What is the role about?

In your role as a Cloud Software Engineer in the Container Services team, you are responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a platform that automates the delivery and management of Kubernetes Cluster for our customers. Your main activity will be working together with the team to design, implement and maintain the components that powers our product.

The components you will work on are responsible for deploying Virtual machines, configuring network, volumes, firewall rules, load-balancing and a lot of cloud-related concepts, making Kubernetes deployment work with Leaseweb Public Cloud.

In your journey, you may have to handle multiple parts of our tech stack: Kubernetes, Golang, Containers, ArgoCD, Helm charts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop & maintain Kubernetes controllers & operators in Golang.
• Propose innovative solutions to meet the product's needs.
• Research, evaluate & recommend tools or components to improve our product, or satisfy a need.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and the rest of the agile team to refine Product Backlog Increments & prioritize impactful features.
• Improve & maintain our platform, ensuring high-availability and scalability.
• Troubleshoot, Reproduce, Debug and resolve complex issues.
• Collaborate on open-source projects.
• Regular on-call duty (EOD-Engineer on Duty).

Who are you?

You have experience for developing Kubernetes operators in Golang. You are looking for new opportunities. You enjoy building new solutions using the latest technologies. You believe that continuous improvement also applies to yourself and have the desire to grow. You are not afraid to experiment but at the same time keep in mind observability, scalability, stability and reliability.

Your Skill Set

• Have proven and demonstrable knowledge of programming languages, (e.g. Golang).
• Experience with developing & implementing Kubernetes components (e.g. Operators, Controllers, Custom Resource Definition CRD, Cluster API)
• Experience with creating container images with Docker files, Kubernetes Manifest and Helm charts.
• Experience with Kubernetes and related projects.
• Good knowledge of cloud related concepts, such as networking, storage, and virtualization.
• Able to collaborate with colleagues, perform code review.
• Able to work in a development team using common scrum practices.
• Good communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Large Kubernetes deployments (measured by number of nodes) and the different tools available in the CNCF landscape.
• Experience with Continuous deployment (e.g. Jenkins, ArgoCD)
• Relevant experience with monitoring / observability tools (e.g. Icinga, Prometheus, Alert Manager, Loki, Grafana).
• Demonstrable knowledge of Linux and operating system internals.
• Experience with automation tools such as (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform).
• Previous contributions to open source.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or similar certification will be considered.

Benefits include:

• Participation in annual company bonus scheme and company pension
• Internet allowance and travel allowance
• Working from home policy
• Work from abroad: Up to 4 weeks per year, following policy guidelines
• Lease bike plan
• 25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days)
• Free lunch, parking, and fresh fruit provided when in the office
• Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, (Dutch) courses, and trainings
• Attractive relocation packages and an agency that takes care of the entire visa process
• Fun events year-round - from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more
• A multicultural work environment (our colleagues are from over 60 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference