Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

CLERA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera Labs, Inc. in San Francisco, CA is seeking a seasoned Go/Kubernetes engineer to help build scalable, multi-cluster infrastructure for demanding AI workloads. You will implement platform features, automate deployments with GitOps, and design IaC patterns to provision clusters.

Key work includes distributed storage with Ceph/WEKA, observability via Prometheus/Grafana, and advanced networking with Cilium. Prior open-source contributions are valued and Visa sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience, with around 5 years preferred.
• Hands-on experience writing Go for Kubernetes environments, including production-scale cluster management.
• Experience with distributed storage such as Ceph or WEKA and federated, multi-cluster Kubernetes architectures.
• Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD, plus infrastructure as code using Terraform, Helm, or comparable tools.
• Familiarity with container networking, CNI plugins, service meshes, and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with cloud Kubernetes offerings, bare-metal infrastructure, or GPU workloads is useful.
• Automation experience and contributions to Kubernetes or other open-source infrastructure projects are valued.

Responsibilities

• Build platform features in Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
• Design GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
• Create infrastructure-as-code patterns with Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
• Work on distributed storage using Ceph and WEKA.
• Build observability systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.
• Optimize container networking with Cilium and related technologies.
• Design federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
• Automate recurring infrastructure work and reduce operational overhead for production workloads.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Automation

Open-source contributions

Multi-cluster management

Tools

ArgoCD

Terraform

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Cilium

Ceph

WEKA

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage infrastructure team building tools that simplify production Kubernetes operations for demanding AI workloads. You will help develop the platform and systems behind reliable, multi-cluster infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Build platform features in Go, including custom Kubernetes operators and controllers.
• Design GitOps workflows with ArgoCD to streamline continuous deployment.
• Create infrastructure-as-code patterns with Terraform and Helm to provision and manage clusters.
• Work on distributed storage using Ceph and WEKA.
• Build observability systems with Prometheus and Grafana to surface cluster health and performance.
• Optimize container networking with Cilium and related technologies.
• Design federated Kubernetes architectures for multi-cluster management.
• Automate recurring infrastructure work and reduce operational overhead for production workloads.

What We're Looking For

• At least 2 years of software development experience, with around 5 years preferred.
• Hands-on experience writing Go for Kubernetes environments, including production-scale cluster management.
• Experience with distributed storage such as Ceph or WEKA and federated, multi-cluster Kubernetes architectures.
• Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD, plus infrastructure as code using Terraform, Helm, or comparable tools.
• Familiarity with container networking, CNI plugins, service meshes, and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with cloud Kubernetes offerings, bare-metal infrastructure, or GPU workloads is useful.
• Automation experience and contributions to Kubernetes or other open-source infrastructure projects are valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $180,000 to $210,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.