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The Opportunity

Are you a passionate backend developer looking to make an impact? If so, join our NKP Team at Nutanix and collaborate with a global team on cutting-edge projects at the intersection of Kubernetes, application mobility, and security. This role offers the opportunity to grow your technical skills and contribute to innovative solutions in a dynamic and supportive environment.

About the Team

NKP is a complete, enterprise-grade, production-ready platform based on Kubernetes that serves modern applications. By taking the best of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) ecosystem, but providing it in an integrated and lifecycle-managed package, NKP delivers all the functionality necessary in production with a dramatically lowered TCO. NKP provides simplified Kubernetes operations, seamless application mobility, and integrated security and compliance. Platform engineers and IT admins can use NKP to keep all cloud native resources up-to-date with upgrades, patching, maintenance, and security. The technology and community in this industry are growing fast, new applications and solutions are coming to the market every day, new standards are becoming mature at full speed. Our NKP team also hunger for talent at the same time to stay competitive.
You will report to the Director of Engineering, who adopts a collaborative leadership style that encourages team involvement in decision-making and values open discussions. The manager emphasizes the importance of strong communication and problem-solving skills, aiming to build a supportive environment for both personal and professional development. The work setup is hybrid, with the expectation for employees to visit the office twice a week, although some may choose to come in three times a week based on their preferences and team needs.
This role does not require any travel, allowing the new hire to focus on their responsibilities within the local team while also collaborating effectively with their US counterparts through virtual meetings and communication tools.

Your Role

• Collaborate with global teams to understand project requirements and align on assignments.
•  Execution: Can take a high-level task (e.g., "Upgrade the runner fleet to Ubuntu 22.04")  and execute it end-to-end with minimal supervision.
•  Debugging: Capable of root-causing CI failures or cluster bootstrap issues independently.
•  Design: Starts to write one-pagers or design docs for small-to-medium features.
•  Code Quality: Actively participates in code reviews and writes testable code by default.

What You Will Bring

• 3-6 years of experience in a technical role, ideally in software development or dev ops.
• Languages: Go + (Python/Bash) – Must be able to understand parts of our code base and contribute.
   K8s: Deep understanding of internals (Pods, Services, CRDs, Controllers), Helm chart management, and Docker/Containerd runtime debugging.
   CI/CD: Advanced GitHub Actions (workflows, custom actions, self-hosted runners) and IaC (Terraform or Ansible).
   Cloud Infra: Hands-on admin experience with AWS/Azure (EC2, IAM, VPC) and basic familiarity with vSphere.
   Security (DevSecOps): System hardening (SSH, user/group mgmt, OS security) and vulnerability remediation workflows.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

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