Platform Engineer - Cloud Native

Who We Are Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares • 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 Join Vultr Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer - Cloud Native to harden and scale the infrastructure powering Vultr's global cloud platform. The ideal candidate is a security-minded engineer with deep experience in Kubernetes, container runtimes, and infrastructure automation. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require a strong background in systems engineering, a security-first mindset, and the ability to operate across the full stack. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure. Key Responsibilities • 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 Qualifications • 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 Compensation $125,000 - $135,000 Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws. Inclusion & Privacy We are an equal o