Minimum Qualifications: • 7 years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment • Experience hiring and leading a team of engineers in their respective timezones • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience using platforms such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) • Proficient in designing, developing, and releasing code in languages such as Python, Go, or Rust • Practical experience with object storage technologies, including Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage (GCS) • Strong background in designing and troubleshooting complex networking issues in both public and private cloud infrastructures • Solid understanding of Linux internals, standard networking protocols, and distributed systems architecture Preferred Qualifications: • Proven drive to automate manual operations and enhance processes through continuous iteration • Strong understanding of best practices for deploying large-scale, distributed applications • Hands-on experience managing diverse system environments using configuration management tools or software delivery platforms such as Spinnaker, Helm, or Flux • Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and monitoring both new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks • Solid familiarity with container orchestration and management using Kubernetes