Platform Engineer - Cloud Native

Vultr; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to harden and scale the infrastructure powering Vultr's global cloud platform. The ideal candidate has deep experience in Kubernetes, container runtimes, and infrastructure automation.

This role is security-minded and cross-functional, requiring hands-on work across CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident response to improve reliability and observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals (scheduler, kubelet, CRDs).
• Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation and tooling.
• Deep knowledge of container security, including image scanning and runtime isolation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible, Terraform, and Go.
• Develop and enhance core services behind VKE, VLB, VCR, and Inference.
• Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler, kubelet, CRDs).
• Design and improve container runtime integrations (containerd, runc, OCI).
• Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems.
• Troubleshoot networking, load balancing, and distributed systems issues.
• Harden platform infrastructure with security best practices (image signing, admission controllers).
• Contribute to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider, crossplane, vultr-cli, govultr).
• Improve reliability, observability, and operability of cloud-native services.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

Go programming

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Container security

Infrastructure as code

CI/CD pipelines

Observability (Prometheus, Grafana)

Networking & load balancing

Distributed systems

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer to harden and scale the infrastructure powering Vultr's global cloud platform. The ideal candidate is a security-minded engineer with deep experience in Kubernetes, container runtimes, and infrastructure automation. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require a strong background in systems engineering, a security-first mindset, and the ability to operate across the full stack. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible Terraform and Go
• Develop and enhance core services behind VKE VLB (HAProxy) VCR (Container Registry) and Inference
• Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler kubelet controllers CRDs)
• Design implement and improve container runtime integrations (containerd runc OCI)
• Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems
• Troubleshoot complex issues across networking load balancing containers and distributed systems
• Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning container image signing admission controllers and secrets management
• Contribute directly to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider crossplane vultr-cli govultr)
• Improve overall reliability observability and operability of cloud-native services
• Collaborate with product platform and infrastructure teams on feature delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals including scheduler kubelet and CRDs
• Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python Bash) for automation and tooling
• Deep knowledge of container security including image scanning runtime isolation and admission control
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline design
• Familiarity with observability stack (Prometheus Grafana alerting) and incident response practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills across networking load balancing and distributed systems

Compensation

$90,000 - $100,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

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