About the Role
Buoyant is the company behind Linkerd, the CNCF-graduated service mesh for Kubernetes. We’re a small, fully remote engineering team building a new cloud-native infrastructure product.
What You'll Do
We’re looking for a senior, self-directed engineer who has built production infrastructure software and is comfortable working deep in the Kubernetes ecosystem. This is a hands-on role with significant architectural ownership on a small engineering team.
Who You Are
Relevant experience may include Kubernetes APIs, controllers/operators, CRDs, reconciliation systems, distributed systems/control-plane engineering, Go and/or Rust, gRPC, networking, service mesh, security, identity, or other cloud infrastructure.
Location
Remote – US, Canada, South America, or Europe with Central European Time-compatible working hours.
Interested?
Email scott.deakin@buoyant.io with “HN – Buoyant Control Plane” in the subject and include your LinkedIn, GitHub, or résumé.
Requirements
Kubernetes expertise
Experience with Kubernetes APIs, controllers, and operators.
Distributed systems knowledge
Familiarity with distributed systems and control-plane engineering.
Programming skills
Proficiency in Go and/or Rust for building infrastructure software.
Networking experience
Understanding of networking concepts and service mesh architecture.
Nice to Have
Experience with gRPC for communication between services.
Knowledge of security and identity management in cloud infrastructure.