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Senior Golang DevOps Engineer

Purple Drive Technologies LLCSunnyvale, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 28 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Position: Senior Golang DevOps Engineer

Experience Required

6-8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Golang DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in GoLang development, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud platforms (AWS & Alibaba Cloud). The ideal candidate will design, develop, automate, and manage cloud-native platforms and infrastructure, leveraging Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, Helm, and CI/CD best practices.

This role requires hands-on experience in building RESTful APIs, developing cloud automation solutions, managing Kubernetes clusters, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable, secure, and highly available cloud environments.



Key Responsibilities

GoLang Development

  • Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications and platform services using GoLang.
  • Build scalable RESTful APIs and backend microservices.
  • Develop automation tools and utilities using Go.
  • Write clean, reusable, and well-tested code following software engineering best practices.



Cloud Platform Engineering

  • Design and implement cloud-native solutions across AWS and Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud).
  • Develop cloud automation solutions for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
  • Optimize cloud resources for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement secure cloud networking and infrastructure services.



Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Build and manage infrastructure using:
    • Terraform
    • Pulumi
    • Crossplane
  • Develop reusable infrastructure modules.
  • Automate provisioning, deployment, and configuration management.
  • Maintain infrastructure versioning and governance.



Kubernetes Administration

  • Deploy, configure, and manage applications on Kubernetes clusters.
  • Create and maintain:
    • Helm Charts
    • Kustomize configurations
  • Manage namespaces, RBAC, policies, secrets, and security.
  • Monitor cluster health and optimize workloads.



Kubernetes Networking

  • Configure and manage:
    • Cilium
    • NGINX Ingress
    • Envoy
    • AWS ALB/NLB
    • Certificate Manager
  • Implement secure ingress, service mesh, and networking policies.
  • Troubleshoot networking and connectivity issues.



Automation & DevOps

  • Build CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
  • Implement GitOps and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
  • Collaborate with development teams to streamline release processes.



Cloud Security & Governance

  • Implement RBAC and Kubernetes security policies.
  • Configure OPA (Open Policy Agent) policies and admission webhooks.
  • Ensure cloud environments comply with security and governance standards.
  • Manage secrets and certificates securely.



AI-Assisted Development

  • Leverage AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) to improve development productivity.
  • Apply AI-assisted code generation, testing, debugging, and documentation.
  • Promote AI-enabled engineering best practices within the team.



Collaboration

  • Work closely with Developers, Architects, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical design discussions.
  • Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews.



Required Technical Skills

Programming

  • GoLang
  • RESTful APIs
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Microservices

Cloud Platforms

  • AWS
  • Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud)

Infrastructure as Code

  • Terraform
  • Pulumi
  • Crossplane

Containerization & Orchestration

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Kustomize

Kubernetes Administration

  • RBAC
  • Operators
  • OPA Policies
  • Admission Webhooks
  • Cluster Management

Kubernetes Networking

  • Cilium
  • NGINX Ingress
  • Envoy
  • AWS ALB
  • AWS NLB
  • Certificate Manager

DevOps & CI/CD

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD Pipelines

Automation

  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Platform Automation
  • Cloud Automation



Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 6-8 years of software engineering or DevOps experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience in GoLang development.
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Expertise in AWS and Alibaba Cloud.
  • Strong experience with Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane.
  • Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
  • Experience with Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes networking.
  • Strong scripting knowledge using YAML and JSON.
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.



Preferred Qualifications

  • Kubernetes Certification (CKA/CKAD)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
  • Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD/Flux)
  • Experience with Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)
  • Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and observability tools
  • Experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or ChatGPT

Skills

Docker
Microservices
AWS
Envoy
Nginx
Service Mesh
Agile
ArgoCD
Git
GitHub Actions
Go
Grafana
Helm
Istio
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Pulumi
Terraform

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