Software Engineer (SWE)

Skill Level 3   20 years with BS Profile: A senior engineer who can design, implement, and improve distributed application orchestration logic, mentor peers, and contribute to the architectural direction of the system. Responsibilities Design scalable workflows for deploying and managing Kubernetes-native applications Lead the development of reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies Build system-aware controllers or agents that automate app lifecycle tasks Contribute to platform-wide architecture decisions (e.g., deployment strategy, multi-cluster config, observability) Mentor junior engineers and review code for reliability, clarity, and best practices Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure secure and compliant deployments Core Skills Deep experience with Go or Python in cloud-native contexts Strong Kubernetes experience: CRDs, Helm, GitOps, multi-tenant app deployments Experience with event-driven or agent-based systems (e.g., Kafka, controller patterns) Familiar with infrastructure automation (Terraform, cloud-init, Ansible) Comfortable balancing automation and operator oversight in complex environments Leadership Traits Owns end-to-end delivery of system components Helps shape internal standards and shared tooling Guides team through design decisions and tradeoffs Thinks in systems, not just services