Senior Backend Engineer - Go, Kubernetes, Distributed

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Home office stipend

Learning and development budget

Job summary

DevZero is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale the core systems powering our Kubernetes optimization platform. You will build distributed services in Go and own data pipelines that process Kubernetes metrics at scale.

You will collaborate with ML teams on predictive scaling, ensure high availability, and work with Kubernetes APIs and controllers. This role offers impact on cost and performance within a fast-growing US startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Go
• Deep experience with Kubernetes internals and APIs
• Experience building distributed systems and data pipelines
• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Understanding of database systems (PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB)
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services in Go
• Build data pipelines for processing Kubernetes metrics at scale
• Develop optimization algorithms for resource rightsizing and bin packing
• Work with Kubernetes APIs, operators, and custom controllers
• Ensure high availability and reliability of our platform
• Collaborate with ML engineers on predictive scaling models

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

Kubernetes

Cloud providers

PostgreSQL

TimescaleDB

Problem solving

Kubernetes APIs

Tools

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

CRIU

Job description

DevZero is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale the core systems powering our Kubernetes optimization platform. You will build distributed services in Go and own data pipelines that process Kubernetes metrics at scale.

You will collaborate with ML teams on predictive scaling, ensure high availability, and work with Kubernetes APIs and controllers. This role offers impact on cost and performance within a fast-growing US startup.