Senior/Lead Go Developer

We are seeking a Senior/Lead Go Developer to join an exciting open source engagement focused on Kueue — a Kubernetes-native technology to run and manage batch workloads on Kubernetes Clusters. You will act as both an open source contributor and SRE to help improve Kueue, with immediate activities, including expanding its rich feature set such as advanced MultiKueue multi-cluster dispatching, topology-aware scheduling for distributed AI/ML workloads, and deeper framework integrations (including ray.io). This work involves open source contributions to core upstream projects to solve complex batch scheduling bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze client needs
• Design and professionally articulate solutions to the client
• Take ownership of implementation and open source contribution
• Communicate effectively using official Kubernetes SIG channels and teams
• Collaborate with upstream teams on expanding Kueue's feature set
• Contribute to core upstream projects to solve complex batch scheduling bottlenecks
• Apply creative, out-of-the-box thinking to drive project success

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Excellent knowledge of Kubernetes, including Custom Resource Definitions, controller-runtime, and debugging cluster issues
• Proficiency in Go
• Understanding of Cloud and Container architecture
• Proficiency in using AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving
• Solid understanding of Git and GitHub workflows
• Background in Systems engineering (Linux)
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher

Nice to have

• Hands-on expertise with batch scheduling technologies and frameworks (ray.io, KubeRay, Spark, JobSet, MPIJob)
• Skills in Python and ML engineering
• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:
• • Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
  • Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture
  • Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
  • Business-driven relocation opportunities
• We provide growth opportunities:
• • Career development programs
  • Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • English classes
• We cover it all:
• • Stable pay
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
  • Referral bonuses up to $2,000
  • Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
  • Corporate, social and well-being events
• Please, note:
• • Benefits listed above are available to employees only
  • We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually
  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.

Tech stack

• Go
• Kubernetes
• Controller-runtime
• Custom Resource Definitions
• Linux
• Systems Engineering
• Git