(USA) Senior, Software Engineer

Vizio Services•Denver, CO

4d•$99,000 - $198,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Platform Reliability Engineer to join our Kubernetes platform team. This role will help ensure our Kubernetes platform remains stable, observable, and reliable as it evolves. Unlike traditional platform engineering roles focused on building new platform capabilities, this position is centered on operational excellence. You should be curious about why incidents happen, passionate about improving operational maturity, and motivated by helping your team deliver at scale. You'll work closely with platform engineers who build core capabilities while ensuring those capabilities are released safely and operate reliably in production. This is an excellent role for someone who enjoys improving systems, reducing operational risk, and enabling engineering teams through visibility and automation. You are encouraged to create innovative automated solutions and tools to help debug and resolve problems in production and prevent them from recurring. You should be enthusiastic about taking on new unknown challenges and be able to debug complex problems.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure development/deployment/maintenance of the container orchestration ecosystem Kubernetes.
2-3 years of experience with software development; fluent in more than one programming language.
A strong operational mindset, focused on operational excellence.
Experience with a range of Kubernetes tools, for example (or similar tools) Kyverno, Karpenter, Kubectl, KubeCost, Argo CD, Prometheus, Gateway API, VictoriaLogs/Traces, Cluster API, etc.
Deep understanding of a wide range of infrastructure & tools on major cloud providers (AWS, GCP and Azure)
Experience with tooling and system solutions for cloud-based infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CI/CD tools e.g. GitHub Actions/Argo CD, and scripting with languages like Python or Typescript.
Understands observability and its overall importance to the company’s software ecosystem.
Willing to participate in team on-call rotation.
A strong work ethic and ability to be a dependable teammate.
Experience in debugging complex problems and problem-solving; enthusiastic about taking on new problems.
In-depth knowledge of networking, security, and some knowledge of operating systems.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Enjoys working with the team in person 4-5 days per week.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area.
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Build visibility into our platform - Develop and maintain platform health dashboards, reporting, and operational metrics.
Partner with platform engineers to improve resiliency, observability, and operational processes.
Design and improve monitoring, alerting, and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on platform stability and operational excellence.
Willingness to contribute to and maintain existing documentation including educational content, system architecture diagrams, post-mortems, and incident management runbooks.
Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, sound judgement, operational rigor, and the integrity to make thoughtful decisions that prioritize stability over shortcuts.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.