Vultr
Platform Engineer - Cloud Native
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 2 months ago · Added yesterday
Been open since 2 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
$125,000 to $135,000
Location
United States only
Timezone
US East
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote - United States, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Who We Are
Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.
Vultr Cares
100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription
Join Vultr
Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer - Cloud Native to harden and scale the infrastructure powering Vultr's global cloud platform. The ideal candidate is a security-minded engineer with deep experience in Kubernetes, container runtimes, and infrastructure automation. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require a strong background in systems engineering, a security-first mindset, and the ability to operate across the full stack. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible Terraform and Go
Develop and enhance core services behind VKE VLB (HAProxy) VCR (Container Registry) and Inference
Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler kubelet controllers CRDs)
Design implement and improve container runtime integrations (containerd runc OCI)
Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems
Troubleshoot complex issues across networking load balancing containers and distributed systems
Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning container image signing admission controllers and secrets management
Contribute directly to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider crossplane vultr-cli govultr)
Improve overall reliability observability and operability of cloud-native services
Requirements
- ·5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
- ·Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals including scheduler kubelet and CRDs
- ·Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python Bash) for automation and tooling
- ·Deep knowledge of container security including image scanning runtime isolation and admission control
- ·Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline design
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Vultr, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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