Platform Engineer, Core – Kubernetes & Infra

Botauto; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bot Auto is seeking a Software Engineer, Core Platforms in Houston to build and operate our internal platform services, automation, and tooling for faster, more reliable engineering workflows.

You will work with Kubernetes, IaC, and distributed systems, shipping production code early while receiving mentorship and code reviews. This role offers growth in cloud/on-prem infrastructure with cost efficiency and observability engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 0-2 years of software engineering or platform/DevOps experience (internships count).
• Proficient in at least one language: Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Solid knowledge of Linux, networking fundamentals, Git, and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate Kubernetes-based platforms with scheduling and autoscaling features.
• Write infrastructure as code with Terraform/Ansible for on-prem and cloud.
• Build and support data pipelines, ML workflows, and CI/CD tooling.
• Deploy and operate self-hosted LLMs and agent-based automation workflows.
• Support API gateways and messaging/streaming systems (MQTT).
• Create dashboards, alerts, and logging to monitor platform health.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Linux

Networking fundamentals

Git

Containers (Docker)

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Bot Auto is seeking a Software Engineer, Core Platforms in Houston to build and operate our internal platform services, automation, and tooling for faster, more reliable engineering workflows.

You will work with Kubernetes, IaC, and distributed systems, shipping production code early while receiving mentorship and code reviews. This role offers growth in cloud/on-prem infrastructure with cost efficiency and observability engineering.