Traffic Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Envoy Expert

x.ai; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

A cutting-edge AI technology company in Palo Alto seeks an experienced engineer to optimize traffic platforms for production inference engines. This role requires expertise in Kubernetes and L4/L7 proxies like Envoy and NGINX. Candidates should have a strong background in cloud networking and service discovery systems. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $440,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience operating Kubernetes clusters or writing controllers.
• 1+ years of experience with DNS systems or service discovery.
• Deep experience with gRPC client libraries and debugging across L3 to L7.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize traffic platforms for production inference engines.
• Manage L4/L7 proxies like Envoy and NGINX.
• Collaborate with Network Fabric Engineers to enhance networking stability.

Skills

Kubernetes operation

Configuring Envoy

Cloud networking

Service discovery

gRPC client libraries

Host-level network proxies

Service mesh experience

Tools

Envoy

NGINX

Kubernetes CNI plugins

Job description

A cutting-edge AI technology company in Palo Alto seeks an experienced engineer to optimize traffic platforms for production inference engines. This role requires expertise in Kubernetes and L4/L7 proxies like Envoy and NGINX. Candidates should have a strong background in cloud networking and service discovery systems. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $440,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.