For a long-term cloud infrastructure project, we are looking for an experienced Senior Go / Kubernetes Developer to support the further development of a distributed multi-provider cloud and edge platform. You will work in an international engineering environment and contribute primarily to the development of Kubernetes-native infrastructure automation using Go.

Start: asap

Duration: 12+ months

Capacity: 100%

Location: Remote

Preferred setup: Nearshore / Europe-compatible

Language: English; German beneficial

Contract: Freelance

Tasks

Design and develop Kubernetes Operators and Controllers in Go
Develop cloud-native backend services and Kubernetes-native APIs
Design and implement Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and reconciliation logic
Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud, edge and bare-metal infrastructure
Integrate infrastructure, networking and platform components via Kubernetes APIs
Develop and maintain automated unit and integration tests
Analyze, troubleshoot and improve Go applications and Kubernetes controllers
Contribute to technical architecture, code reviews and engineering standards
Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security and AI/ML specialists

Requirements

Several years of professional software development experience with strong hands-on Go / Golang expertise
Proven experience developing Kubernetes Operators and/or Custom Controllers in Go
Strong practical knowledge of the Kubernetes API, CRDs and reconciliation patterns
Experience with common Kubernetes development frameworks such as controller-runtime, client-go, Kubebuilder or Operator SDK
Good understanding of Go concurrency, APIs, testing and backend/service development
Experience developing and operating containerized applications
Good understanding of cloud-native and distributed infrastructure
Familiarity with infrastructure topics such as compute, networking, storage and automated provisioning

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