Lead Go Developer for Kubernetes Batch Scheduling

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior/Lead Go Developer to join an open source engagement around Kueue, a Kubernetes-native framework for batch workloads. You will contribute to core upstream projects, design scalable solutions, and act as a bridge between open source contributors and SRE practices, with emphasis on multi-cluster dispatching and ecosystem integrations.

This role requires collaboration with upstream teams and community contributors to advance the project and its integration into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Kubernetes expertise with CRDs, controller-runtime, and debugging.
• Proficient in Go and cloud/container architectures.
• Experience with AI tooling to accelerate development.
• Familiarity with Git and GitHub workflows.
• Background in Systems engineering (Linux).
• English proficiency at Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze client needs.
• Design and professionally articulate solutions to the client.
• Take ownership of implementation and open source contribution.
• Communicate effectively using official Kubernetes SIG channels and teams.
• Collaborate with upstream teams on expanding Kueue's feature set.
• Contribute to core upstream projects to solve complex batch scheduling bottlenecks.
• Apply creative, out-of-the-box thinking to drive project success.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Git & GitHub

Linux

AI tools

English (B2+)

Tools

ray.io

KubeRay

Spark

MPIJob

Python

GitHub workflows

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior/Lead Go Developer to join an open source engagement around Kueue, a Kubernetes-native framework for batch workloads. You will contribute to core upstream projects, design scalable solutions, and act as a bridge between open source contributors and SRE practices, with emphasis on multi-cluster dispatching and ecosystem integrations.

This role requires collaboration with upstream teams and community contributors to advance the project and its integration into