Senior Cloud-Native Platform Architect (Kubernetes)

nscaleoperationsukltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Staff Cloud Native Software Engineer in New York to shape the architecture of a cloud-native platform. You will lead domain direction, influence multiple teams, and ensure coherence of Kubernetes-native control plane software while staying close to implementation for practical deployment.

The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, focusing on shared patterns, standards, and guidance to keep the platform scalable, observable, and maintainable as it grows.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing and building Kubernetes-native systems including controllers, operators, CRDs, and reconciliation logic.
• Proven ability to define technical direction across a domain spanning multiple engineers or teams.
• Experience driving cross-team architecture and resolving interface ownership and design ambiguity.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes control plane patterns, distributed systems failures, and operational trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the technical direction for a defined cloud-native platform domain across multiple teams.
• Design and review Kubernetes-native systems that span components or teams within the domain.
• Lead cross-team API, controller, and pattern design with emphasis on safety, observability, and portability.
• Unblock delivery by clarifying direction, reducing ambiguity, and mentoring engineers.

Skills

Kubernetes native design

Go language

Technical direction

Cross-team architecture

Kubernetes control plane

Engineering leverage

Platform health

Communication skills

Linux networking

Mentoring engineers

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Staff Cloud Native Software Engineer in New York to shape the architecture of a cloud-native platform. You will lead domain direction, influence multiple teams, and ensure coherence of Kubernetes-native control plane software while staying close to implementation for practical deployment.

The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, focusing on shared patterns, standards, and guidance to keep the platform scalable, observable, and maintainable as it grows.