Senior Backend Engineer, Kubernetes & Go Platform

Vcluster; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health Insurance

Flexible Schedule

Remote-friendly

Job summary

VCluster Labs is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to shape the Kubernetes multi-tenant platform. You’ll architect and build core tools used by top engineering teams, focusing on Go-backed, scalable backend systems.

You’ll own features end-to-end, contribute to open-source initiatives, and tackle challenging system design problems. The team embraces a remote-first culture and startup grit, with a track record of rapid growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals and architecture.
• Strong Go programming skills with focus on performance.
• Experience building open-source contributions or side projects.

Responsibilities

• Deep-dive into Kubernetes internals to push platform capabilities.
• Write high-performance Go code powering core platform logic.
• Own feature development from design to release with minimal oversight.
• Contribute to open-source projects and define tenancy models for isolation and resources.
• Tackle hard system engineering problems requiring architectural thinking.

Skills

Kubernetes Mastery

Go

Builder Mindset

High Agency

Startup Grit

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

VCluster Labs is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to shape the Kubernetes multi-tenant platform. You’ll architect and build core tools used by top engineering teams, focusing on Go-backed, scalable backend systems.

You’ll own features end-to-end, contribute to open-source initiatives, and tackle challenging system design problems. The team embraces a remote-first culture and startup grit, with a track record of rapid growth and innovation.