The ideal candidate should be comfortable developing backend services, working with Kubernetes APIs, building cloud-native solutions, and solving scalability and optimization challenges in large Kubernetes environments. The role involves hands-on product development, not cluster administration alone. The engineer will work on features such as workload rightsizing, auto scaling integrations, cost optimization, resource recommendations, GPU optimization, and workload automation
Experience
Software Engineer
2 - 4 years of software development experience.
2+ years of hands-on Kubernetes development experience.
Strong coding and debugging skills.
Key Responsibilities
Product Development
Design and develop backend services supporting Kubernetes workload optimization and rightsizing.
Build scalable micro services and APIs that interact with Kubernetes clusters.
Develop recommendation engines for CPU, memory, storage, and workload optimization.
Implement support for vertical and horizontal workload rightsizing.
Enhance integrations with Kubernetes auto scaling frameworks including HPA, KEDA, and cloud-native scaling services.
Develop features related to replica optimization, workload savings analysis, and resource allocation.
Kubernetes Engineering
Work with Kubernetes APIs, controllers, operators, and CRDs.
Develop and maintain integrations with EKS, AKS, and GKE.
Build telemetry and observability capabilities to collect workload utilization metrics.
Investigate cluster behavior and optimize resource allocation algorithms.
Cloud Optimization
Develop solutions that improve workload efficiency and reduce cloud spend.
Build capacity planning, forecasting, and recommendation capabilities.
Support GPU optimization, workload scheduling, bin-packing, and resource allocation initiatives.
Contribute to rightsizing features across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments.
Engineering Excellence
Participate in design reviews and architecture discussions.
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
Create automated unit, integration, and performance tests.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
Troubleshoot production issues and participate in operational support rotations.
Required Technical Skills
Kubernetes (Must Have)
Strong understanding of Kubernetes Architecture, Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services and Ingress, ConfigMaps and Secrets, Namespaces, RBAC, HPA and Cluster Autoscaling
Hands-on experience using Kubernetes APIs.
Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes applications and workloads.
Understanding of workload scheduling and resource allocation.
Development Skills (Must Have)
Strong coding experience in one or more: Java, Python
Experience building APIs and distributed systems.
Experience with Microservices architecture.
Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
Cloud Platforms
Experience: AWS(Must Have), Azure, GCP
Knowledge of: EKS, AKS, GKE
Containers & DevOps
Docker, Helm, Git, GitHub Actions / Jenkins, Terraform
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis (Nice to have)
Observability
Experience with: Prometheus, SumoLogic, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing Kubernetes Operators or Controllers.
Experience with workload autoscaling technologies (HPA, KEDA, VPA).
Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization.
Understanding of workload recommendation engines.
Experience with AI/ML-driven optimization or recommendation systems.
Exposure to GPU scheduling and optimization.
Experience building highly scalable SaaS products.
Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations.
Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all.
We encourage candidates requiring accommodations to please let us know by emailing careers@flexera.com.
