Software Engineer III - Core Platform Infrastructure

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Blue Origin is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Platform Infrastructure team in Seattle. You will own and operate the Kubernetes clusters that power internal services, focusing on capacity, upgrades, security, and multi-tenancy.

You will design and maintain reusable templates and Terraform modules, enabling fast, safe deployments via GitOps. Ideal candidates bring hands-on Kubernetes experience in production, plus proficiency with Go, Java, Python, and CI/CD tooling.

Qualifications

• Candidates should demonstrate strong problem solving skills in complex platform infrastructure environments.
• Experience with building and maintaining scalable Kubernetes-based platforms and templates.
• Familiarity with policy-as-code concepts and security hardening practices.

Responsabilités

• Own and operate the Kubernetes clusters that teams across the company deploy onto - capacity, upgrades, security, and multi-tenancy.
• Design, build, and maintain reusable templates (Kustomize bases/overlays, GitLab CI/CD templates, and Terraform modules) delivered via GitOps.
• Enforce cluster guardrails as policy-as-code (Kyverno) for multi-tenancy.

Connaissances

Problem solving

Collaboration

Automation mindset

Attention to detail

Outils

Kubernetes

Go

Java

JavaScript

Python

AWS

Docker

Kustomize

Terraform

Flux

Kyverno

GitLab

Datadog

RBAC

Linux

Description du poste

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

About the Role

We're a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety and innovation. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and requires your dedication and keen attention to ensure safe and repeatable spaceflight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space, fulfilling Blue Origin's vision of millions living and working in space to benefit Earth.

This is a platform infrastructure role - you'll build and operate the thing that builds the thing. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Software Engineer III to join our Platform Infrastructure team. We own and operate the Kubernetes clusters that the rest of the company deploys onto, and we build the paved road that gets teams there - reusable Kustomize configurations, GitLab CI/CD pipeline templates, and Terraform modules that other teams adopt to build, ship, and run their own services. We don't own those services; we own the cluster underneath them and the templates and guardrails that make deploying to it fast, consistent, and safe.

You’ll join a high-impact team whose customers are other engineering teams across Blue Origin - the leverage is enormous, because every improvement to a template or cluster capability multiplies across everyone who builds on it. At Blue Origin we rely heavily on Kubernetes for rapid software development and deployment; a candidate for this role needs deep, hands‑on experience running Kubernetes clusters in production - operating the platform itself, not just deploying onto it. If you’re passionate about building resilient, self‑service infrastructure and paved‑road tooling - and want your work to matter - this is your team.

How We Build

We build with an AI-assisted mindset - using tools like Claude Code, Codex, and other leading AI assistants to move faster, think bigger, and tackle harder problems. AI is a first‑class part of how we design, automate, debug, and review here - not an afterthought. You’ll be expected to adopt, evaluate, and advocate for AI tooling responsibly, with a clear eye on production reliability, security, and governance. The best engineers on our team don’t just use AI - they know when to trust it, when to question it, and when to override it.

Platform Scale & Impact

The clusters we operate and the templates we publish underpin how software is built, shipped, and run across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and mission operations. When we improve a pipeline template or a cluster capability, that improvement lands for every team that builds on it. We’re continuously raising the bar on the paved road: reusable delivery pipelines, resilient container platforms, and observability that teams inherit by default. At this scale, reliability and scalability aren’t aspirational - they’re the baseline. The infrastructure you help build directly determines how fast Blue Origin moves.

What You’ll Work With

• Languages: Go, Java, JavaScript, and Python
• Cloud: AWS and cloud-native services
• Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes, containerd, Docker, Kustomize
• Infrastructure as Code & GitOps: Terraform modules, Flux
• Policy & Cluster Security: Kyverno policy-as-code, RBAC, network policy
• CI/CD: GitLab pipeline templates and delivery automation
• Observability: Datadog - metrics, centralized logging, distributed tracing, dashboards, alerting
• Networking: Kubernetes networking (CNI, ingress, DNS); AWS VPC fundamentals
• Operating Systems: Linux
• AI Tools: Claude Code, Codex, and equivalent AI-assisted development tools
• Source Control & Collaboration: Git, code reviews, design reviews

Key Responsibilities

• Own and operate the Kubernetes clusters that teams across the company deploy onto - capacity, upgrades, security, and multi‑tenancy.
• Design, build, and maintain the reusable templates that make up the paved road: Kustomize bases and overlays, GitLab CI/CD pipeline templates, and Terraform modules, delivered and continuously reconciled through GitOps (Flux), that other teams adopt to deploy and operate their own services.
• Enforce cluster guardrails as policy‑as‑code (Kyverno) - multi‑ten