Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Aurora•Seattle, WA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Cloud Platform team, which builds and maintains Aurora’s cloud infrastructure and development platform. The role focuses on upgrading and improving Kubernetes infrastructure, developing developer-facing tools and infrastructure that improve the development experience and velocity, and working with teams across the company to gather requirements, build support, and move projects forward. The position requires deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals and experience building and operating services on Kubernetes. Aurora expects employees to work from the office at least three days per week; some roles may require up to five days per week based on operational needs.

Requirements

At least 5 years of demonstrated experience shipping commercial products and services, preferably in Go.
Cloud infrastructure experience; AWS/EKS experience is preferred.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals.
Experience building and operating services on Kubernetes.
Experience writing production code in Go, Python, or C++.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
Experience with managed ingress solutions such as Ambassador, Envoy, or Istio.
Experience with Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as ArgoCD and Helm.
Experience with observability platforms and tools such as Grafana and distributed tracing.
Experience using AI coding assistance and agents in a professional environment.
Autonomous vehicle industry experience.

Responsibilities

Drive and manage upgrades and improvements to Aurora’s Kubernetes infrastructure.
Use knowledge of Kubernetes internals to build developer-facing tooling and infrastructure that improves developer experience and development velocity.
Work with teams across the company to gather requirements, gather support, and drive projects forward.