We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint were looking for passionate people to join our mission. If youre ready to help the worlds best companies optimize their digital applications we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your opportunity
As a Senior Software Engineer within the Container Fabric (CF) organization you will be a key driver in evolving New Relics global internal platform. We are looking for an operations-heavy engineer with 57 years of experience who can bridge the gap between high-performance Go development and large-scale Kubernetes orchestration. You will play a Captain role leading critical deliverables and mentoring junior engineers while maintaining the reliability of our global fleet.
What youll do
- Architectural Leadership: Drive the design and implementation of internal tools using Golang specifically focusing on Kubernetes Operators and Controllers to automate resource management.
- Platform Orchestration: Lead complex infrastructure shifts
- Operational Excellence: Take ownership of incident response authoring comprehensive retrospectives and implementing systemic hardening to prevent recurrence using advanced overcommit strategies.
This role requires
- Experience: 57 years in a DevOps Site Reliability or Infrastructure Engineering role.
- Kubernetes Mastery: Deep internal knowledge of K8s primitives (Deployments StatefulSets Rollouts) and experience writing custom Kubernetes Operators.
- Golang Proficiency: Strong experience building production-grade tools and services in Go specifically for infrastructure automation.
- Operations-Heavy Mindset: Proven track record of managing production environments handling high-severity incidents and improving SLA compliance through automation.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud-native scaling tools (e.g. Karpenter Cluster API) and managing OS migrations (e.g. Flatcar).
- Mentorship: Ability to lead projects as a Captain providing technical direction and unblocking team members across different time zones.
Preferred Qualification
- CKA Certification: Certified Kubernetes Administrator is highly preferred.
- AI/ML Infrastructure: Experience with GPU Operator enablement or hosting Small Language Models (SLMs) is a significant plus.
- Tooling: Familiarity with Helm GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux) and Grand Centra
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-KT7 #LI-Hybrid
Fostering a diverse welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics different backgrounds and abilities and recognize the different paths they took to reach us including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. Were looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process please reach out to .
We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success including fully office-based fully remote or hybrid.
Our hiring process
In compliance with applicable law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including but not limited to theSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. New Relic does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with New Relic.
New Relic develops and distributes encryption software and technology that complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements. Certain New Relic roles require candidates to pass an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location. If relevant we will provide more information later in the application process.
Candidates are evaluated based on qualifications regardless of race religion ethnicity national origin sex sexual orientation gender expression or identity age disability neurodiversity veteran or marital status political viewpoint or other legally protected characteristics.
Review our Applicant Privacy Notice at Experience:
Senior IC
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global f...
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint were looking for passionate people to join our mission. If youre ready to help the worlds best companies optimize their digital applications we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your opportunity
As a Senior Software Engineer within the Container Fabric (CF) organization you will be a key driver in evolving New Relics global internal platform. We are looking for an operations-heavy engineer with 57 years of experience who can bridge the gap between high-performance Go development and large-scale Kubernetes orchestration. You will play a Captain role leading critical deliverables and mentoring junior engineers while maintaining the reliability of our global fleet.
What youll do
- Architectural Leadership: Drive the design and implementation of internal tools using Golang specifically focusing on Kubernetes Operators and Controllers to automate resource management.
- Platform Orchestration: Lead complex infrastructure shifts
- Operational Excellence: Take ownership of incident response authoring comprehensive retrospectives and implementing systemic hardening to prevent recurrence using advanced overcommit strategies.
This role requires
- Experience: 57 years in a DevOps Site Reliability or Infrastructure Engineering role.
- Kubernetes Mastery: Deep internal knowledge of K8s primitives (Deployments StatefulSets Rollouts) and experience writing custom Kubernetes Operators.
- Golang Proficiency: Strong experience building production-grade tools and services in Go specifically for infrastructure automation.
- Operations-Heavy Mindset: Proven track record of managing production environments handling high-severity incidents and improving SLA compliance through automation.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud-native scaling tools (e.g. Karpenter Cluster API) and managing OS migrations (e.g. Flatcar).
- Mentorship: Ability to lead projects as a Captain providing technical direction and unblocking team members across different time zones.
Preferred Qualification
- CKA Certification: Certified Kubernetes Administrator is highly preferred.
- AI/ML Infrastructure: Experience with GPU Operator enablement or hosting Small Language Models (SLMs) is a significant plus.
- Tooling: Familiarity with Helm GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux) and Grand Centra
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-KT7 #LI-Hybrid
Fostering a diverse welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics different backgrounds and abilities and recognize the different paths they took to reach us including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. Were looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process please reach out to .
We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success including fully office-based fully remote or hybrid.
Our hiring process
In compliance with applicable law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including but not limited to theSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. New Relic does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with New Relic.
New Relic develops and distributes encryption software and technology that complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements. Certain New Relic roles require candidates to pass an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location. If relevant we will provide more information later in the application process.
Candidates are evaluated based on qualifications regardless of race religion ethnicity national origin sex sexual orientation gender expression or identity age disability neurodiversity veteran or marital status political viewpoint or other legally protected characteristics.
Review our Applicant Privacy Notice at Experience:
Senior IC
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