Staff Kubernetes-Native Platform Architect

Nscale; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Flexible paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan participation

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Staff Cloud Native Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of a defined domain within its cloud‑native platform. This senior role drives coherence across teams, balancing delivery needs with long‑term platform health and operability.

You will lead domain direction, review Kubernetes‑native systems, and mentor engineers while remaining hands‑on to validate designs and unblock critical delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience designing Kubernetes-native systems, including controllers, operators, CRDs, and production reconciliation logic.
• Strong Go programming for long‑lived distributed or control plane systems.
• Ability to define technical direction across a domain spanning multiple engineers or teams.
• Experience driving cross‑team architecture and resolving ambiguity in interfaces, ownership, and design.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes control plane patterns, distributed systems failure modes, and operational trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Define domain direction and coherence across multiple teams within the platform area.
• Design and review Kubernetes-native systems that span multiple components or teams.
• Lead cross‑team architecture and resolve ambiguity in interfaces and ownership.
• Mentor engineers in Kubernetes-native design and production engineering best practices.
• Ensure observability, operability, and safe production runs for domain systems.

Tools

Kubernetes

Go

CRDs

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Staff Cloud Native Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of a defined domain within its cloud‑native platform. This senior role drives coherence across teams, balancing delivery needs with long‑term platform health and operability.

You will lead domain direction, review Kubernetes‑native systems, and mentor engineers while remaining hands‑on to validate designs and unblock critical delivery.