Staff Software Engineer (Fleet)

DataRobot is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Fleet team. The team builds and operates the foundational Kubernetes infrastructure that powers everything from CI/CD to service orchestration and deployment at scale. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2+ in infrastructure, platform, or backend systems roles. They will lead technical direction for core Fleet initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive modernization efforts.

Requirements

• 7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2+ in infrastructure, platform, or backend systems roles
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals and operations, including networking, scheduling, scaling, and controller patterns
• Proven ability to design and build systems from scratch, making pragmatic tradeoffs along the way
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as Python or Go
• Experience building production-quality, reliable, and observable systems that are used across engineering organizations
• A growth-oriented mindset—driven to teach, learn, and improve systems as well as people
• Experience operating across multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and/or hybrid environments
• Strong experience with Helm, container orchestration patterns, and CI/CD automation
• Comfortable working with IaC (Terraform, Pulumi) and GitOps workflows
• Ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders around technical decisions

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Time Off Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP)