Senior Linux Platform Engineer: Kernel, GitOps & Global Infra

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team. This hands-on role emphasizes deep Linux kernel engineering, building and maintaining core infrastructure across data centres, cloud environments, and international offices.

You will drive platform reliability through modern engineering practices, including Kubernetes and GitOps, while delivering highly scalable solutions and collaborating with colleagues across locations.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of infrastructure engineering experience with a focus on engineering/architecture rather than production support
• Deep Linux kernel and systems internals expertise with command-line driven approach
• Experience building complex platform tools or contributing to open-source projects (Python, Rust, Go)
• Extensive automation experience, Kubernetes, and GitOps workflows
• Strong host- and network-level troubleshooting skills
• Experience in massive-scale, high-performance environments
• Clear communication and cross-location collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate and maintain operating-system and infrastructure services, focusing on deep Linux engineering
• Contribute to global networks, core network services and security infrastructure across on-prem and cloud
• Improve the security framework of a massive-scale production platform
• Implement modern platform engineering practices, including Kubernetes, GitOps, and automation
• Diagnose complex host and network issues using tracing and diagnostic tools
• Collaborate with a global engineering team and partner departments

Skills

Linux kernel

Deep Linux engineering

Open-source contributions

Kubernetes

GitOps workflows

Programming instincts in Python/Go/Rs

Tools

Python

Rust

Go

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Referment is seeking a Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team. This hands-on role emphasizes deep Linux kernel engineering, building and maintaining core infrastructure across data centres, cloud environments, and international offices.

You will drive platform reliability through modern engineering practices, including Kubernetes and GitOps, while delivering highly scalable solutions and collaborating with colleagues across locations.