Kubernetes Platform Engineer for Infra & AI Automation

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Bay Area Based

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer to build operators, providers, and integration plugins for customers’ environments. The role focuses on delivering scalable, robust AI cloud infrastructure and network automation solutions.

You will contribute to open, production-grade components with Go, Python, and Bash, while advancing Terraform provider development and integrations across platforms.

Qualifications

• Advanced Kubernetes knowledge across cluster management, operators, CRDs and networking.
• Expert-level Linux administration with performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance Kubernetes operators, Helm charts, and plugins deployed in customer environments.
• Develop integrations across platforms powering AI infrastructure and cloud networking.
• Maintain Terraform provider and modules.
• Design new integration plugins for emerging technologies and partners.
• Create deployment artefacts customers install and operate in their environments.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code across operators, providers, and plugins.
• Collaborate with customers to identify integration requirements and deliver seamless experiences.
• Prototype integrations with new technologies and platforms for deployments and troubleshooting.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux admin

Networking

Go

Python

Bash

Terraform

Docker

REST/gRPC

5+ years experience

Kubernetes operators

Tools

Terraform

Operator-sdk

Ansible

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer to build operators, providers, and integration plugins for customers’ environments. The role focuses on delivering scalable, robust AI cloud infrastructure and network automation solutions.

You will contribute to open, production-grade components with Go, Python, and Bash, while advancing Terraform provider development and integrations across platforms.