Senior Go & Kubernetes Engineer — Operator Lead (Remote)

ArangoDB, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ArangoDB is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the ArangoDB Kubernetes Operator, shaping the architecture for lifecycle, scaling, backup and replication on Kubernetes. You will own core operator components and drive reliability for enterprise deployments. This role requires 4+ years of programming and cloud experience, deep Kubernetes and Go expertise, and US citizenship.

AWS GovCloud is a plus. You will mentor contributors, document designs, and collaborate with teams to deliver robust,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of programming and cloud experience.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, CRDs, and operators.
• Proficient in Go with concurrency and distributed systems.
• Experience designing production-grade distributed databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of the ArangoDB Kubernetes Operator.
• Own operator architecture and lifecycle management features.
• Ensure high availability and performance of ArangoDB on Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering to align operator capabilities with enterprise and cloud requirements.
• Troubleshoot issues across Kubernetes and distributed systems.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go programming

Cloud experience

Distributed systems

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Go

Kubernetes Operator

AWS

GovCloud

Job description

ArangoDB is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the ArangoDB Kubernetes Operator, shaping the architecture for lifecycle, scaling, backup and replication on Kubernetes. You will own core operator components and drive reliability for enterprise deployments. This role requires 4+ years of programming and cloud experience, deep Kubernetes and Go expertise, and US citizenship.

AWS GovCloud is a plus. You will mentor contributors, document designs, and collaborate with teams to deliver robust,