Job Description
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, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's 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 Relic’s global internal platform. We are looking for an operations-heavy engineer with 5–7 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 you'll 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: 5–7 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.
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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. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
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Our hiring process
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