Principal Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
27 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Summary
We areseekinga highly skilled and adaptablePrincipal Software Engineerto lead platform engineering initiatives focused on Kubernetes-based infrastructure and AI coding tool integration. This role will drive the design and development of a custom Kubernetes development platform build critical tooling for scalable deployment and contribute to the evolution of AI agent closely with development operations and AI teams providing technical leadership and hands-on support across the platform lifecycle.
This is 100% remote primarily supporting Eastern work hours.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design and architecture efforts in collaboration with client leads.
- Develop a custom-built Kubernetes development platform including writing and reviewing technical design documents.
- Build andmaintaina Kubernetes Operator to:
- Orchestrate upgrades and workload clusters.
- Automatedeployment of new workload clusters.
- Support internal development teams by resolving platform-related inquiries and guiding best practices.
- Champion platform engineering best practices including CI/CD observability and infrastructure as code.
- Read and debug unfamiliar codebases and systems with minimal guidance.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
AI Specific Experiences
- Integrate and extend AI coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Claude Code) into development workflows.
- Design and implement agent tools ( Cloud Code Agent Skills) to enhance AI capabilities.
- UnderstandingofModel Context Protocol (MCP) server with dual support for MCP and REST API formats.
- Address security concerns such as prompt injection and other vulnerabilities in AI-integrated systems.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proficiencyin Python Go and .
- Deep experience with Kubernetes or similar technologies (e.g. Docker Compose Docker Swarm AWS ECS).
- Strong understanding of container image development using Docker orPodman.
- Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD workflows.
- Familiarity with observability tools and concepts especially Prometheus andOpenTelemetry.
- Experience implementing feature flags in distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and agent tool development.
- Knowledge of MCP server architecture and security best practices.
- Exceptional reading comprehension and ability to work outside your comfort zone:
- Navigating unfamiliar codebases.
- Debugging complex systems without prior exposure.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
As Encora Inc. expands its footprint in Latin America, its acquisition of Nearsoft provides our clients with a unique chance to Nearshore on a global scale.
