Staff Software Engineer

vclusterlabs; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Remote-first

Job summary

vclusterlabs is seeking a senior backend engineer to own the design and delivery of a Kubernetes-focused platform. You will build high-performance Go services, tackle tenancy and isolation challenges, and contribute to open-source projects.

The role emphasizes autonomous problem solving and end-to-end ownership from design through release. Remote-first team with distributed colleagues in the United States; candidates with experience in early-stage or high-growth environments are encouraged to

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals (networking & storage).
• Proficient Go programming with maintainable code.
• Evidence of independent work or open-source contributions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate Kubernetes internals and apply to container orchestration and tenancy challenges.
• Design and build high-performance, resilient backend components in Go.
• Own feature development from technical design through release.
• Contribute to open-source projects and help shape isolation and resource sharing approaches.
• Identify and solve complex systems problems with limited oversight.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Open-source

Autonomy

Growth environment

Job description

Role overview

Own backend engineering for a platform focused on tenant isolation and resource sharing in Kubernetes environments. The work spans system design, implementation, and release, with an emphasis on Kubernetes internals, reliable Go software, and open-source collaboration. The role calls for an autonomous engineer comfortable solving infrastructure problems where the approach may not be obvious.

Responsibilities

• Investigate Kubernetes internals and apply that knowledge to container orchestration and tenancy challenges.


• Design and build high-performance, resilient backend components in Go.


• Own feature development from technical design through release.


• Contribute to open-source projects and help shape approaches to isolation and resource sharing beyond namespace-based tenancy.


• Identify and solve complex systems problems with limited oversight.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and internals, including networking and storage.


• Strong Go programming skills and the ability to produce efficient, maintainable code.


• Evidence of building independently, such as personal projects, experiments, or open-source work.


• High ownership and ability to identify problems and make progress autonomously.


• Experience in an early-stage or high-growth environment, with comfort working through ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Contributions to the upstream Kubernetes project, such as documentation, pull requests, or participation in special interest groups.


• Experience at an early-stage organization with significant independent ownership.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first, geographically distributed team with flexibility in where and when work is done.


• Compensation includes equity; health, dental, vision, and life insurance are available, with coverage varying by country.