Software Engineer Container Fabric

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint were looking for passionate people to join our mission. If youre ready to help the worlds best companies optimize their digital applications we invite you to explore a career with us!

Your opportunity

Join New Relics Container Fabric (CF) team and play a pivotal role in shaping our global internal platform. You will work at the very heart of our infrastructure building resilient scalable systems that empower engineering teams across the entire business. If you thrive on solving complex large-scale challenges and enjoy the tangible impact of high-availability platform orchestration this is your chance to elevate your technical reach.

You will be given the autonomy to drive platform evolution work with state-of-the-art cloud-native tools and push the boundaries of modern infrastructure.

What youll do

• Platform Orchestration: Oversee and enhance a massive Kubernetes infrastructure platform ensuring peak availability performance and reliability.
• Automation & Engineering: Evolve internal tooling to eliminate manual overhead and streamline platform delivery across global teams.
• Lifecycle Management: Manage Day 1 and Day 2 operations for Kubernetes clusters using modern scaling frameworks.
• Operational Excellence: Partner with a supportive engineering team to manage production environments and lead high-severity incident responses calmly and efficiently.

This role requires

• Infrastructure Expertise: A background in DevOps Site Reliability or Infrastructure Engineering managing production environments.
• Kubernetes Mastery: Deep working knowledge of K8s primitives (Deployments StatefulSets Services) and hands-on experience building custom Kubernetes Operators.
• Golang Proficiency: Strong skills in Go for systems programming and infrastructure automation.
• Production Focus: Proven experience managing production stability monitoring and resolving high-severity incidents.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with cloud-native auto-scaling technologies such as Karpenter or Cluster API.
• Practical familiarity with Helm and GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux to manage continuous deployment workflows.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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