Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Compute
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About Robinhood
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About the Role
Build, operate, and expand Kubernetes container provisioning platforms; design resilient infrastructure, support migration to Amazon EKS, optimize container and networking systems, integrate platform capabilities, and improve availability through automation.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency with Kubernetes control plane and data plane components.
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems or containerized platforms in production.
- Familiarity with AWS services and Amazon EKS.
- Knowledge of container networking, cluster security, and cloud-native tools.
- Ability to execute technical projects and provide technical guidance.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate scalable container infrastructure using Kubernetes.
- Execute migration of core workloads to Amazon EKS while maintaining zero-downtime deployments.
- Optimize container lifecycle management, networking infrastructure, and cluster provisioning APIs for multi-region reliability.
- Integrate service mesh, authentication, and load balancing capabilities.
- Identify production performance bottlenecks and implement automated solutions to improve platform availability.
Benefits
- Bonus programs
- Equity ownership
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Lifestyle wallet
- Wellness benefits
- Learning benefits
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Company holidays
- Paid time off
- Sick time
- Parental leave
- Catered meals
- Office events