What We're Looking For

• Practitioners with strong K8s background (ideally 3+ yrs in K8's, 7+ in SW dev overall )
• Currently with a company building Software Tools and/or going through K8s journey
• Experienced with Open-Source SW and community building/nurturing
• Experience working in a small self-organizing team with clear objectives and loosely defined boundaries
• Experience with ideation, quick prototyping, and scaling a Product idea

Who You Are

• Passionate about helping like-minded Developers and Builders
• Opinionated yet humble
• Experienced and open-minded
• Results oriented and accountable
• Been part of a failed start-up or a project is a Plus

What You Get

• An opportunity to work with a great Engineers, CEO, CTO and other mature operators
• A dynamic and still laid-back team (yes, you can combine that)
• Agile development practices, cutting edge technologies, the stack and approaches you choose to get the job done
• Full support and accountability – financial and anything else you may need
• Obviously: flexible working hours, responsibility, an opportunity to create and innovate

We’re looking for candidates with a strong track record of bringing products to life. You’ve already had a couple of years exposure to Kubernetes and have a passion for solving hands-on problems with WOW experiences

Backend Engineer Requirements

• 8+ years software development
• 3+ years cloud-native experience, i.e., Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Thorough understanding of k8s; networking, configuration, architecture, etc. 
• Basic understanding of front-end frameworks such as React/Redux, Vue.js, etc. 
• Experience with API definitions / implementation - OpenAPI/GraphQL/etc.
• Extensive experience of at least one server-side language such as Go, Java, Python, etc. 
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases; Mongo, Postgres, etc. 
• Production experience with at least one public cloud provider (AWS, Google, MSFT, etc.)
• Experience with Git(Hub) and related developer workflows, including GitOps/CD, CI, etc. 
• Experience with agile methods/tools; Scrum/Shape-up, JIRA/Trello, etc. 
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Have you created any k8s controllers or operators?

Other Responsibilities

• Contribute to open source technologies
• Blog and Conferences if you feel like it
• Work with the larger open source team and community