Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes / Node.js)

Who We Are Is What We Do.Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 6,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.Why should you be part of our success story?As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.Get ready to:Be a part of a truly cross-functional teamParticipate in product planning (From discovery all the way to deployment); We want your input at all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle!Collaborate! Our teams work together to develop robust new features, API’s, continuously improve our industry-leading products and find and fix any bugs at Deel Speed.Ensure our customers receive a white-glove experience with our products!What The Giger Team DoesThe Giger team builds and maintains one of Deel’s most powerful internal platforms: a sandbox system that enables engineers to develop, test, and deploy faster than ever. Giger allows product teams to spin up fully functional, production-like environments in minutes, complete with real databases, services, queues, and storage. Each sandbox is completely isolated, empowering teams to experiment freely, test infrastructure changes, and validate code safely at scale.Who We’re Looking For8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Infrastructure or Platform EngineeringStrong BE engineering skills: API design, Postgres, Kafka/NatsNode.js/Go/Python backgroundExperience with AWS/GCP/AzureAdvanced experience with Kubernetes, including creating tools, controllers, or operators that extend its capabilitiesExperience with all the standard Kubernetes tools:networking (ingress controllers, CoreDNS, external-dns, AWS LBC, oauth2-proxy)secret management (Vault, External Secrets)cluster autoscaling and resource tuning (Karpenter, VPA, goldilocks, KEDA)storage provisioningExperience with Helm charts and GitOpsExperience working with and maintaining large k8s clusters: 1000 nodes, 30k+ podsExcellent system design and problem-solving skillsStrong communication and collaboration abilities across multiple teamsHands-on mindset, comfortable working in complex and evolving environmentsWhat You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain the control plane that powers hundreds of dynamic developer sandboxesDevelop backend tooling and services that automate sandbox creation, orchestration, and lifecycle managementProductize and provide infra as a platform including DBs, caches, object storage and queueing systemsScale & tune the cluster to provide capacity for volatile workloads. You’ll become hands on with Karpenter/VPA/KEDA policies, right-sizing, pod density, bin-packing, and scheduling strategies for diverse, bursty workloadsConstantly track and optimize costs to be efficient. At our k8s scale all tiny decisions matter, from compute to storage and data transferOwn the networking setup to mimic what we have in Production but pair it with greater DevEx at scale of hundreds of sandboxes - traffic routing and interception, ingress tuning, serving assetsImplement and evolve observability within sandboxesPartner with Sandboxes SRE team to ensure uptime and reliability of hundreds of sandboxes dailyWork with Deel engineering to improve their DevEx and productize day to day needs into self-service platformExtra Brownie Points If You…Have built internal developer platforms (in-house or with tools like Okteto, Gitpod, Crafting) or Kubernetes operatorsHave production experience with Postgres Operators, e.g. CloudNativePG or ZalandoHave multi-region and multi-cloud experienceTotal RewardsOur workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.Some things you’ll enjoyStock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and locationAdditional perks and benefits based on your employment status and countryThe flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork accessAt Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page.Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.Deel will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at recruiting@deel.com.We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional processes. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. 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