Akuity - Staff Engineer

• 10+ years of development experience. • 4+ years of experience developing scalable web applications using Golang. • Has experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators at scale in AWS, GCP, Azure, or On-prem. • A passion for working on complex technical products, particularly in the realm of SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. • Deep knowledge of systems design, API design, and infrastructure. • Demonstrated experience leading the architecture and technical direction of complex, distributed systems. • Experienced with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL). • A genuine interest in designing a great end-to-end developer experience while using Akuity’s products. • Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset with a passion for developer experience. • Proven ability to influence technical decisions across teams and work effectively in a highly collaborative environment. • A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. • Strong Advantage • Experience with Argo CD, Kargo, or GitOps-based delivery workflows. • Familiarity with multi-region, multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments. • Experience with compliance-adjacent infrastructure (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 28000:2022, HIPAA, or PCI DSS). • Background operating infrastructure for other platform or developer tooling companies. • Our Stack • Kubernetes (EKS): multi-region, enterprise-grade clusters serving Argo CD and Kargo workloads. • AWS: primary cloud provider across all production and DR environments. • Argo CD & Kargo: GitOps delivery tools we build and run ourselves. • Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for observability. • Terraform and GitOps-driven infrastructure management. • Go (Golang): primary language for building and maintaining our internal platforms and services.