Staff System Engineer – Taikun APIs
About this role
Business Area:
EngineeringSeniority Level:
Mid-Senior levelJob Description:
At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.
About the Role
We are building a hybrid cloud platform for enterprise customers based on Kubernetes and cutting-edge CNCF technologies, tackling challenges like air-gapped deployments and FedRAMP compliance. We are building a platform to run significant AI and big data workloads, scaling up to thousands of nodes. The product is based on the Taikun product pillar and the majority of the team is based in the Czech republic, including full-remote co-workers. We are using mainly Claude and also other AI models are available through our LLM gateway.
Tech Stack:
- Kubernetes, GCP/AWS/Azure, OpenStack
- Golang, C#
- GitHub, FluxCD, Harness, OpenTofu/Terraform, Crossplane
- Prometheus, Loki, Grafana
- OpenBao, Kyverno
- External-dns, cert-manager, trust-manager
- Cilium, Istio-ambient, Traefik
- Velero
- Keda
As a Staff Systems Engineer you will…
Improve scaling solution which can cover cases of thousands of clusters and applications
Ensure our platform is compliant with security standards e.g. role-based identity (SPIRE/SPIFFE) and certifications like e.g. FedRamp
Participate on the new architecture design from scratch on standardization of observability for the whole company (greenfield project)
Ensure our platform can provide seamless upgrade for the heavy stateful workload running on top of it
Implementing new features to our APIs, K8s operators and tooling
We are excited if you have…
Proficiency with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies
6+ years of Development experience of platform tools and systems (Golang or other languages)
Hands-on experience working in a Linux environment and a solid understanding of fundamental OS concepts.
Good collaboration and communication skills.
Bsc/MSc in related field or equivalent experience
What you can expect from us:
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Employee Resource Groups
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Company at a glance
Cloudera is the only data and AI platform company that brings AI to data anywhere: in clouds, data centers, and at the edge. Cloudera delivers 100% of data in all forms–whether it is in Cloudera or anywhere in the entire data estate. The world’s largest organizations rely on Cloudera to fuel insights that boost bottom lines, safeguard against threats, and save lives. Learn more at Cloudera.com.
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Top Benefits
- Generous PTO Policy
- Unplugged Days
- Flexible WFH Policy
- Mental & Physical Wellness programs
- Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
- Continued Career Development
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Competitive Packages
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Employee Resource Groups
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