Senior Go + Kubernetes Engineer (Remote)

Virtasant; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote by design

High autonomy

Real impact

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Virtasant is seeking a Senior Compute Engineer (Go + Kubernetes) to design, refactor, and scale large Golang codebases. You will read and contribute to core services, write comprehensive tests, and apply Test Driven Development (TDD) practices.

Deep dive into Kubernetes internals, containers (Docker), Linux resources, and PostgreSQL; build robust API services in Go and monitor systems with Prometheus. This fully remote role supports teams across 130+ countries, with hours aligned to PST.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 14+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven Kubernetes and container technologies experience.
• Strong problem-solving and fast-paced work ability.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, refactor, and scale large Golang codebases.
• Write comprehensive tests using standard Go library, Ginkgo, and Gomega.
• Apply Test Driven Development (TDD) practices.
• Troubleshoot applications using logs and profiling techniques.
• Deploy, scale, and maintain applications on Kubernetes platforms.
• Develop API services in Golang and build web/HTTP microservices.

Skills

Golang proficiency

Kubernetes internals

Docker / Containers

PostgreSQL

Prometheus / monitoring

API / Microservices

Test Driven Development

Read large codebases

CI/CD familiarity

Monorepos experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

14+ years of software development experience

Tools

Bazel

CI tools

Ginkgo / Gomega

Job description

Virtasant is seeking a Senior Compute Engineer (Go + Kubernetes) to design, refactor, and scale large Golang codebases. You will read and contribute to core services, write comprehensive tests, and apply Test Driven Development (TDD) practices.

Deep dive into Kubernetes internals, containers (Docker), Linux resources, and PostgreSQL; build robust API services in Go and monitor systems with Prometheus. This fully remote role supports teams across 130+ countries, with hours aligned to PST.