Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, Data & ML

PlusAI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PlusAI in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer to own and improve our Kubernetes-based compute platform, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and self-service workload onboarding for petabyte-scale processing.

You will build reusable batch and workflow capabilities, operate production clusters end to end, and advance cost-efficient resource management with Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Hands-on experience operating production Kubernetes clusters — node lifecycle, upgrades, troubleshooting — plus GitOps and infrastructure-as-code experience
• Experience with GPU or ML workload scheduling, queueing and priorities, fractional GPU sharing, autoscaling, or multi-tenant resource management
• Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership: a quick learner who is eager to take responsibility and drive projects forward end to end

Responsibilities

• Operate and evolve our production Kubernetes clusters end to end: bare-metal provisioning automation, highly available control planes, node lifecycle, GPU container runtime, networking, and storage
• Build safe, repeatable GitOps-based delivery for platform services and user applications using tools such as Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize
• Develop shared multi-tenant platform capabilities for scheduling, resource isolation, storage, networking, access control, secrets, and observability while improving CPU/GPU utilization and cost efficiency
• Build and improve reusable distributed batch and workflow platforms for Spark data processing and GPU-based replay and simulation
• Ensure that your work is performed in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and contribute to continuous improvement efforts

Skills

Kubernetes production clusters

GitOps

GPU/ML workload scheduling

Ownership & fast learner

Tools

Argo CD

Helm

Kustomize

Job description

PlusAI in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer to own and improve our Kubernetes-based compute platform, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and self-service workload onboarding for petabyte-scale processing.

You will build reusable batch and workflow capabilities, operate production clusters end to end, and advance cost-efficient resource management with Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize.