Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes / Distributed Systems

MexicoDev; Brazil, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Buoyant, the company behind Linkerd, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own features in a cloud-native infrastructure project. You will work deeply in the Kubernetes ecosystem, focusing on APIs, controllers/operators, and CRDs, with broad responsibilities across distributed systems and control-plane engineering.

The role is remote with CET-compatible hours, spanning US, Canada, South America, and Europe. Candidates should be self-directed and ready to tackle security, networking, and identity

Qualifications

• Relevant experience with Kubernetes ecosystems and production infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development with architectural ownership over features and components.
• Work on Kubernetes APIs, controllers/operators, and CRDs.
• Contribute to distributed systems and control-plane engineering.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Rust

gRPC

Distributed systems

Control plane

Networking

Service mesh

Security

Identity

Job description

Open to applicants in US, CA, BR “US” “Canada”

Pay Not stated

Experience Not stated

Visa sponsorship Not stated

Work authorization Not stated

Time zones CET

What the posting tells you

• Ownership · The hire will own specific features, components or decisions. “This is a hands‑on role with significant architectural ownership on a small engineering team.”
• Specific responsibilities · Some concrete projects, systems or problems the hire will work on. “Relevant experience may include Kubernetes APIs, controllers/operators, CRDs, reconciliation systems, distributed systems/control-plane engineering, Go and/or R…”
• Transparency · Two of pay, hiring process or team are described. “Buoyant is the company behind Linkerd, the CNCF-graduated service mesh for Kubernetes. We’re a small, fully remote engineering team building a new cloud-native …”
• Stated working conditions · Several working conditions are stated. “Location: Remote – US, Canada, South America, or Europe with Central European Time-compatible working hours.”
• Open to adjacent experience · Some requirements are marked as optional or nice to have. “Relevant experience may include Kubernetes APIs, controllers/operators, CRDs, reconciliation systems, distributed systems/control-plane engineering, Go and/or R…”

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Original text

Buoyant | Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes / Distributed Systems | REMOTE – US / Canada / Brazil / Europe (CET-compatible) | Full-timeBuoyant is the company behind Linkerd, the CNCF-graduated service mesh for Kubernetes. We’re a small, fully remote engineering team building a new cloud-native infrastructure product.We’re looking for a senior, self-directed engineer who has built production infrastructure software and is comfortable working deep in the Kubernetes ecosystem.Relevant experience may include Kubernetes APIs, controllers/operators, CRDs, reconciliation systems, distributed systems/control-plane engineering, Go and/or Rust, gRPC, networking, service mesh, security, identity, or other cloud infrastructure.This is a hands‑on role with significant architectural ownership on a small engineering team.Location: Remote – US, Canada, South America, or Europe with Central European Time-compatible working hours.