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Senior Golang DevOps Engineer

Purple Drive


Job Location:

Sunnyvale, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position: Senior Golang DevOps Engineer
Experience Required

6-8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Golang DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in GoLang development Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud platforms (AWS & Alibaba Cloud). The ideal candidate will design develop automate and manage cloud-native platforms and infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes Terraform Pulumi Crossplane Helm and CI/CD best practices.

This role requires hands-on experience in building RESTful APIs developing cloud automation solutions managing Kubernetes clusters and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable secure and highly available cloud environments.


Key Responsibilities
GoLang Development
  • Design develop and maintain cloud-native applications and platform services using GoLang.
  • Build scalable RESTful APIs and backend microservices.
  • Develop automation tools and utilities using Go.
  • Write clean reusable and well-tested code following software engineering best practices.

Cloud Platform Engineering
  • Design and implement cloud-native solutions across AWS and Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud).
  • Develop cloud automation solutions for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
  • Optimize cloud resources for scalability reliability and cost efficiency.
  • Implement secure cloud networking and infrastructure services.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Build and manage infrastructure using:
    • Terraform
    • Pulumi
    • Crossplane
  • Develop reusable infrastructure modules.
  • Automate provisioning deployment and configuration management.
  • Maintain infrastructure versioning and governance.

Kubernetes Administration
  • Deploy configure and manage applications on Kubernetes clusters.
  • Create and maintain:
    • Helm Charts
    • Kustomize configurations
  • Manage namespaces RBAC policies secrets and security.
  • Monitor cluster health and optimize workloads.

Kubernetes Networking
  • Configure and manage:
    • Cilium
    • NGINX Ingress
    • Envoy
    • AWS ALB/NLB
    • Certificate Manager
  • Implement secure ingress service mesh and networking policies.
  • Troubleshoot networking and connectivity issues.

Automation & DevOps
  • Build CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
  • Implement GitOps and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
  • Collaborate with development teams to streamline release processes.

Cloud Security & Governance
  • Implement RBAC and Kubernetes security policies.
  • Configure OPA (Open Policy Agent) policies and admission webhooks.
  • Ensure cloud environments comply with security and governance standards.
  • Manage secrets and certificates securely.

AI-Assisted Development
  • Leverage AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot ChatGPT Claude etc.) to improve development productivity.
  • Apply AI-assisted code generation testing debugging and documentation.
  • Promote AI-enabled engineering best practices within the team.

Collaboration
  • Work closely with Developers Architects DevOps and Infrastructure teams.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical design discussions.
  • Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews.

Required Technical Skills
Programming
  • GoLang
  • RESTful APIs
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Microservices
Cloud Platforms
  • AWS
  • Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud)
Infrastructure as Code
  • Terraform
  • Pulumi
  • Crossplane
Containerization & Orchestration
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Kustomize
Kubernetes Administration
  • RBAC
  • Operators
  • OPA Policies
  • Admission Webhooks
  • Cluster Management
Kubernetes Networking
  • Cilium
  • NGINX Ingress
  • Envoy
  • AWS ALB
  • AWS NLB
  • Certificate Manager
DevOps & CI/CD
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD Pipelines
Automation
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Platform Automation
  • Cloud Automation

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.
  • 6-8 years of software engineering or DevOps experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience in GoLang development.
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Expertise in AWS and Alibaba Cloud.
  • Strong experience with Terraform Pulumi and Crossplane.
  • Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
  • Experience with Helm Kustomize and Kubernetes networking.
  • Strong scripting knowledge using YAML and JSON.
  • Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Kubernetes Certification (CKA/CKAD)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
  • Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD/Flux)
  • Experience with Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)
  • Knowledge of Prometheus Grafana and observability tools
  • Experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot Claude or ChatGPT