Platform Engineer

Vultr

Platform Engineer enhancing infrastructure for Vultr's global cloud platform. Requires Kubernetes expertise and a strong security mindset for cloud solutions.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining production-grade automation with Ansible, Terraform, and Go, while ensuring security best practices and improving cloud-native service reliability. Proficient in Kubernetes administration, CI/CD pipeline design, and container security.

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Kubernetes AdministrationGo ProgrammingAnsibleTerraformContainer Security

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Hard Skills

KubernetesGoPythonBashTerraformAnsibleCI/CD Pipeline DesignContainer SecurityNetworkingDistributed Systems

Soft Skills

Problem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

HAProxyContainerdRuncOCIPrometheusGrafanaVultr CLICrossplaneGovultr

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringDevOpsCloud InfrastructureInfrastructure-as-CodeObservability Stack

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDistributed SystemsGoGrafanaHAProxyKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible Terraform and Go
Develop and enhance core services behind VKE VLB (HAProxy) VCR (Container Registry) and Inference
Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler kubelet controllers CRDs)
Design implement and improve container runtime integrations (containerd runc OCI)
Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems
Troubleshoot complex issues across networking load balancing containers and distributed systems
Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning container image signing admission controllers and secrets management
Contribute directly to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider crossplane vultr-cli govultr)
Improve overall reliability observability and operability of cloud-native services
Collaborate with product platform and infrastructure teams on feature delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals including scheduler kubelet and CRDs
Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python Bash) for automation and tooling
Deep knowledge of container security including image scanning runtime isolation and admission control
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline design
Familiarity with observability stack (Prometheus Grafana alerting) and incident response practices
Excellent problem-solving skills across networking load balancing and distributed systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription