Platform Engineer - Go, Kubernetes & CI/CD

PlacingIT; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PlacingIT in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Software Engineer II for Platform Engineering to help build cloud-native developer platforms and tooling.

You will work with Go, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to design scalable infrastructure, improve deployment pipelines, and enhance internal platforms for engineering teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership of critical workflows, and delivering reliable, observable systems in a modern cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on Go (Golang) development.
• Experience with Kubernetes (CRDs, controllers/operators).
• CI/CD pipelines and release automation experience.
• Experience with cloud-native infra (GCP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable platform components.
• Build cloud-native infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Develop tooling and automation using Go.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Support engineering teams and improve platform reliability.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Platform engineering

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Linux/macOS

Git

CRDs & controllers

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

PlacingIT in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Software Engineer II for Platform Engineering to help build cloud-native developer platforms and tooling.

You will work with Go, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to design scalable infrastructure, improve deployment pipelines, and enhance internal platforms for engineering teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership of critical workflows, and delivering reliable, observable systems in a modern cloud environment.