Software Engineering Lead

MetalBear

Engineering Team Lead leading cloud integrations for MetalBear’s Kubernetes development platform, mirrord. Building developer tooling for fast, production-like testing against live clusters.

Posted 8/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams and driving cloud integration features, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, Rust, C++, and C. Capable of mentoring engineers and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to enhance product adoption and execution.

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KubernetesRustC++Cloud IntegrationEngineering Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Production-Grade CodeDebugging Complex EnvironmentsSystems-Level ThinkingCloud ServicesMessage Brokers

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Cloud-Native EnvironmentsDatabase SystemsDeveloper ToolsGitOps Tools

Industry Keywords

Cloud Integration FeaturesQueue SplittingDB BranchingKubernetes APIRemote-First Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of mirrord’s cloud integration features, including queue splitting and DB branching
Stay hands-on and actively contribute to the codebase
Work with Kubernetes, cloud services, database systems, message brokers, and other tools and platforms
Set the technical direction for the team and maintain high engineering standards
Drive effective use of AI across the team
Help prioritize work, unblock engineers, and drive roadmap execution
Hire and mentor engineers as the team grows
Partner with Product, Solution Engineering, and users to drive adoption and expansion
Lead the Cloud Integrations Team, which manages users’ cloud services to create virtually separate environments with minimal resource duplication

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 1 year of experience leading engineering teams
At least 4 years of professional experience writing production-grade code in Rust, C++, or C
Excellent communication skills
Understanding of Kubernetes and cloud-native environments
Strong systems-level thinking
Ability to debug complex, distributed environments
Comfortable working asynchronously in a remote-first, startup environment
Experience building developer tools (nice to have)
Experience building Kubernetes operators or other components that interact with the Kubernetes API (nice to have)
Familiarity with backend infrastructure tooling such as data stores, message brokers, and GitOps tools (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Stock options
Remote-first work arrangement
Async-friendly work environment
Low-meeting culture
Competitive salary