Cloud Engineer

Filetwigbay; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 117,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Mentor in your corner

Flexible hours in Honolulu

Job summary

NexTech Systems in Honolulu, HI seeks a Cloud Engineer who can advocate for Apache Kafka and own initiatives. The role pays $117,000–$169,000 and offers full benefits, flexible hours, and a mentor in your corner.

You will pair-program Terraform edge cases, scale data pipelines, and translate fuzzy product wishes into shippable Service Mesh services, while prioritizing testing, security, and observability.

Qualifications

• Go developer with proven judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit.
• Ability to document clearly while ideas are fresh.
• Willingness to debug under tight deadlines.
• Curiosity about why NexTech Systems customers do what they do.
• Storytelling skills to turn data into a decision.

Responsibilities

• Pair-program tricky Terraform edge cases with engineers across Honolulu, HI.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Cultural Awareness.
• Translate fuzzy product wishes into shippable Service Mesh services.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the NexTech Systems stack.
• Hunt down latency spikes nobody at NexTech Systems can explain.
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability.

Skills

Go language

Documentation

Debugging

Customer insight

Data storytelling

Tools

Terraform

Job description

NexTech Systems needs a Cloud Engineer in HI who can argue passionately about Apache Kafka, then commit to whatever the team decides. A $117,000 - $169,000 Cloud Engineer role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Pair-program tricky Terraform edge cases with engineers across Honolulu, HI
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Cultural Awareness
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from NexTech Systems stakeholders into shippable Service Mesh services
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the NexTech Systems stack
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at NexTech Systems can explain
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability

What You'll Bring

• Proven Go judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• Real curiosity about why NexTech Systems customers do what they do
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

What sets NexTech Systems apart isn't size but a deeply-curious Honolulu culture that refuses to ship Apache Kafka it wouldn't trust itself. We look out for one another, and burnout is treated as a problem to solve, not a badge to wear.

What you get for saying yes: $117,000 - $169,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Honolulu.