Sr. Platform Engineer

Job Overview

We are a venture-backed tech startup striving to be the leading force in enabling platform engineers. We raised +$30M from top-tier VCs such as Khosla Ventures and are in a hyper-growth phase looking for motivated people to complement our team. Our headquarters are in San Francisco, but our team is distributed around the globe with a remote-first work culture. We're the company behind vCluster, an open-source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes with over 10k GitHub stars. Open source is part of our DNA.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Own and improve our multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Digital Ocean


• CI/CD Optimization: Drive improvements to GitHub CI pipelines


• Internal Services Architecture: Architect and host infrastructure for engineering development


• Customer Zero: Act as the first and most critical user of our products


• Terraform Automation: Automate updates and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform Spacelift


• Execution: Manage Kanban tasks via Linear for observability, policy requests, release engineering, and access management

Required Qualifications

Experience: 5+ years Platform Engineering or DevOps with focus on modern, cloud-native technologies

Technical Fluency: Expert in HCL and Terraform Modules with deep Kubernetes administration experience

Pipeline Mastery: Extensive experience with GitHub Pipelines optimization

Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP

Modern Tech Mindset: Preference for modern stacks over legacy technology

About vCluster Labs

vCluster Labs is a fast-growing startup with a remote-first culture. We've raised over $30M from top-tier VCs and have a commercial product based on our open-source vCluster technology that has achieved multi-million dollar revenue with customers including Fortune 500 companies and tech unicorns.

Benefits

Competitive Salary: Including equity

Platinum-Level Insurance: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Flexible Working Schedule: Doctor's appointments and personal needs accommodated

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible work location options