Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer - Remote

GitHub; United States; Remote; USD 128,000 - 339,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to design and operate Kubernetes-based platform systems that power GitHub’s production workloads. You will work with a distributed team to improve reliability, scale, and operational clarity while reducing toil.

You will contribute to platform engineering initiatives, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call activities. Azure/AKS experience is a plus, and strong fundamentals in software engineering are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience delivering production software.
• Experience with large-scale Kubernetes fleet operations and platform work.
• Strong fundamentals in software engineering and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-based platform systems for GitHub production services.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operability of the Kubernetes fleet.
• Drive cross-team platform improvements and migration efforts (AKS, fleet management).
• Partner with service owners and engineering leaders on safe migrations and standards.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues across cloud infra and distributed systems.
• Build automation and guardrails to improve workload quality and incident response.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering discipline through reviews and direction.
• Write and maintain reliable platform software; Go experience helpful but fundamentals matter most.
• Participate in on-call and post-incident followups to prevent repeats.

Skills

6+ yrs exp

Kubernetes ops

Go/Java/Python

Distributed systems

Education

BS in CS or related

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

AKS

Azure

Job description

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to design and operate Kubernetes-based platform systems that power GitHub’s production workloads. You will work with a distributed team to improve reliability, scale, and operational clarity while reducing toil.

You will contribute to platform engineering initiatives, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call activities. Azure/AKS experience is a plus, and strong fundamentals in software engineering are essential.