Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes Platform Engineering, Service Mesh, Golang APIs

Bank of America

Senior Software Engineer leading Kubernetes platform engineering and delivering cloud-native solutions at Bank of America. Driving automation, CI/CD, and developer platform capabilities across enterprise systems.

Posted 7/12/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Golang API and microservices development, Kubernetes and OpenShift platform engineering, and CI/CD pipeline management. Proven ability to lead technical oversight and deliver complex features in cloud-native environments while ensuring observability and platform resiliency.

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Golang API DevelopmentKubernetes Platform EngineeringCI/CD Pipeline ManagementService Mesh TechnologiesCloud-Native Application Design

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Hard Skills

GolangMicroservices ArchitectureDistributed Systems DesignContainer TechnologiesAPI-First DevelopmentCloud-Native PatternsCI/CD ToolsService MeshMonitoring ToolsProblem-Solving

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaborationOwnershipAccountability

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesOpenShiftTektonArgo CDPrometheusGrafanaDynatraceElasticsearchVaultJaeger

Industry Keywords

Cloud-Native DevelopmentPlatform EngineeringDevOpsSREInfrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudConsulDistributed SystemsDockerElasticSearchGoGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesOpenShiftPrometheusSplunkVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure that the design and engineering approach for complex features are consistent with the larger portfolio solution.
Conduct research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, features, etc.
Help define the technology tool stack for the solution.
Evaluate and adapt new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s).
Kubernetes and OpenShift platform engineering
Golang API and microservices development
Service Mesh (Consul, Istio, Linkerd) enablement and automation
CI/CD and GitOps platforms (Tekton, ArgoCD)
Platform onboarding and self-service automation
Observability, reliability, and platform resiliency
Accountable for end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level.
Work with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements.
Lead the technical oversight for teams in solution development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud-native development, or distributed systems engineering.
Strong proficiency in Golang (Go) with hands-on experience building APIs, microservices, controllers, operators, and automation solutions.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and/or Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) in enterprise production environments.
Experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native applications and platform services.
Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Tekton, Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms.
Experience implementing and supporting GitOps-based deployment models.
Hands-on experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio, Consul, Linkerd, or equivalent service networking solutions.
Strong understanding of:
Microservices architecture
Distributed systems design
Container technologies (Docker/OCI)
API-first development principles
Cloud-native application patterns
Experience integrating enterprise services including : Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Secrets Management (Vault or equivalent)
Service Discovery
Security and Compliance controls
Platform onboarding workflows
Experience with monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting tools such as:
Prometheus
Grafana
Dynatrace
OpenTelemetry
Elasticsearch/Splunk
Jaeger or distributed tracing platforms
Strong problem-solving, debugging, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis skills.
Experience working collaboratively with Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Application Development teams.
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions.
Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and ability to deliver solutions in large-scale enterprise environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development opportunities