Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Platform (Hybrid)
$200k - $250k USD
Who we are:
Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.
Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.
The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.
With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.
Meet the team:
The Developer Platform team as a part of Software Foundations and Architecture is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that enables all developers to track, build, deploy and operate our software. From the build system everyone uses, to the tools used to submit and deploy changes, to the cloud infrastructure they use to operate it - we support the entire development experience. The Developer Platform team forges the tools that empower the entire software engineering organization while working with engineers from almost every team.
Roles & Responsibilities:
As part of this role you’ll be responsible for:
- Design, implement, and maintain the on-premise Kubernetes platform to ensure high availability, scalability, and security for critical services.
- Establish and enforce best practices for Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, and configuration management using tools like Helm, Kustomize, or GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux).
- Develop and manage core infrastructure components such as service mesh, ingress controllers, logging, and secret management within the on-premise environment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to the Kubernetes control plane, networking, storage, and underlying hardware/OS in a mission-critical, on-premise setting.
- Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to understand their needs, implement improvements, maintain security policies, network segmentation, and access controls within the Kubernetes environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of build systems and other tools in the software development cycle, like: git, linting, GitHub, code review, testing frameworks and deployment frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD best practices and principles. Direct experience with Buildkite is a plus.
- Experience developing tools and services in Python or Go.
- Experience with Linux operating systems in both day to day development and operational environments.
- Experience with IaC technologies such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or Terraform.
- Knowledge of AWS or other similar cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of on-call support processes, incident management and monitoring tooling.
- Experience with server hardware, including but not limited to rack-mounted servers, expansion cards, storage drives and power supplies.
- Experience with out of band management solutions including but not limited to KVM, Dell iDRAC and/or HP iLO.
- This position requires in-person work with on-premise servers in our Richmond, CA facility 1-2 days/week. Candidates must be willing to be hands-on. This includes but not limited to racking servers, configuring operating systems, assembling servers with individual components.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California is expected in the range below.
$200,000-$250,000 USD plus stock options, commensurate with experience.
Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.