Software Engineer

Summary

Join Acquia, a leading software company, and contribute to the modernization of our infrastructure. As a key member of our team, you will design and implement container management solutions using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. You will work with a deep and complex technical stack, debug issues, and support engineering teams. This role requires experience with container technologies, AWS services, and Agile processes. We offer a competitive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, wellness programs, and paid time off.

Requirements

• 3-4 years of experience in design and Software Development Background and over 1 years of experience in working with Containers and Cloud-Native Development
• Experience in developing applications using Golang
• Experience with Kubernetes/Swarm architecture with hands-on production experience with container technologies and the tools and challenges around them
• Experience with object oriented programming and Software design patterns
• Experience with service discovery, networking in Kubernetes or equivalent, monitoring, logging, scheduling
• Experience in container architecture, docker engine, runtime, container orchestration, and microservice patterns
• Experience working with AWS services such as - EC2, EBS, ALB, ECS, EKS, VPC, S3
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins (preferred), Bamboo, Gitlab
• Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet and Cloudformation
• Experience operating with TCP/IP, load balancing, security and operating production environments
• Experience with distributed System Management/tracking and monitoring such as ELK Stack, Prometheus
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Familiarity with Agile processes (Kanban, Scrum, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Participate in designing and implementing solutions for modernizing Acquia infrastructure and drive adoption of Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Technologies
• Design and implement end-to-end container management solution with Kubernetes, Docker
• Set up Kubernetes as a platform with enterprise-level reliability, availability, scalability and performance requirements
• Support engineering teams to design and implement application prototypes, using modern application development practices and open source emerging technologies, covering domains like microservices, API management, web-scale architectures
• Debug technical issues inside a very deep and complex technical stack involving containers, microservices, AWS services across the different layers of a web stack (Edge, Data, etc.)
• Contribute as part of a larger team to maintain a deep understanding of system functionality and architecture, with a primary focus on the operational aspects of the service (availability, performance, change management, emergency response, capacity planning, etc)
• Evaluate new technologies and provide a recommendation to management including planning and execution of proof of concept activities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Operator-SDK/Kubebuilder/Metacontroller
• Kubernetes controller development
• BS in Computer Science (preferred), or a comparable field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• Certification in AWS would be a plus
• CKA Professional certification would be plus

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare coverage
• Wellness programs
• Take it when you need it time off
• Parental leave
• Recognition programs