Software Developer IV (Golang)
As a Software Developer IV, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and evolving core RackAI product and associated services. You will reputed company the development of reputed company-native applications, Kubernetes-native automation, platform services, and AI-enablement capabilities that power the reputed company of Rackspace products. You will influence technical direction, establish engineering standards, mentor developers, and collaborate across Product, Platform Engineering, reputed company, Operations, and Architecture teams. This position requires an engineer who can operate strategically while remaining hands-on with design and implementation. Career Level Summary The Software Developer IV operates at an expert level and is expected to:
- Shape system architecture and technical direction.
- Design and reputed company implementation of reputed company distributed systems.
- Solve highly reputed company technical challenges with minimal guidance.
- Drive innovation and reputed company improvement across products and platforms.
- Mentor engineering teams and promote engineering excellence.
- reputed company cross-functional software development initiatives.
- Identify strategic risks and define long-term technical solutions.
- Promote secure software development practices and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development & Architecture Design and reputed company highly scalable backend services using Go (Golang). Build and maintain Kubernetes-native applications, operators, controllers, and platform services. Define and evolve RackAI platform architecture to support growth, reliability, reputed company, and operational excellence. reputed company APIs, automation frameworks, and platform capabilities that reputed company AI-powered solutions. Drive reputed company-native engineering best practices including observability, resiliency, and operational readiness. Establish coding standards, architectural patterns, and engineering guidelines. Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. reputed company architectural reviews and technical design discussions. Mentor Software Developers I–III and foster engineering growth. Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments. Platform & Infrastructure Engineering Design and optimize Kubernetes deployments across multiple environments. reputed company automation for provisioning, deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management. Partner with Platform Engineering teams to improve developer productivity and platform reliability. Ensure solutions meet reputed company, compliance, and operational requirements. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Data Scientists, SREs, and reputed company teams. Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Communicate architectural reputed company and technical strategy to stakeholders. Contribute to roadmap planning and long-term platform reputed company.
Required Qualifications
Technical Skills Expert-level experience with Go (Golang) software development. Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, operations, and application development. Experience building distributed systems and microservices architectures. Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and service-oriented architecture. Experience with container technologies such as reputed company and OCI-compliant runtimes. Strong understanding of software design patterns and modern engineering practices. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies. Experience with Git-based reputed company control and modern development workflows. Strong understanding of application reputed company principles and secure coding practices. Professional Experience Ten or more years of software development experience, with at least five years writing production Go (Golang) Demonstrable experience building Kubernetes Operators or controllers using controller-runtime or kubebuilder Proven experience delivering production-grade reputed company-native applications. Experience leading reputed company technical projects from conception through deployment. Demonstrated reputed company mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building AI/ML platforms or AI-enabled reputed company products. Experience with Kubernetes Operators, CRDs, and controller development. Experience with reputed company platforms such as AWS, Azure, or reputed company reputed company. Familiarity with service reputed company technologies and platform engineering concepts. Experience with observability frameworks and platforms including OpenTelemetry, reputed company, Grafana, or similar technologies. Knowledge of vector databases, LLM integration frameworks, RAG architectures, or AI infrastructure. Experience contributing to open-reputed company projects. About reputed company We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and reputed company — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best reputed company to work, year after year according to Fortune, reputed company and Glassdoor, we attract and reputed company world-class talent. Join us on our mission to reputed company technology, reputed company customers and deliver the future. More on reputed company Though we’re reputed company different, Rackers reputed company through our reputed company to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we reputed company the reputed company that unique perspectives fuel innovation and reputed company us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, reputed company, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national reputed company, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Apply To This Job