Staff Software Engineer @ UpBound | Simplify Jobs

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Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Posted on 9/7/2024

UpBound

51-200 employees

Cloud-based solutions for infrastructure management

Enterprise Software

Senior

Remote in Canada

Category

Backend Engineering

Full-Stack Engineering

Software Engineering

Required Skills

Kubernetes

Requirements

Have experience building and maintaining cloud services: CI/CD, observability, scaling, and an owner-operator mentality for your code.
Comfortable with Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

Actively build Upbound Cloud, as well as contributing to Upbound’s open-source projects, especially Crossplane.
Take ownership of building features in high demand by Upbound’s customers and deliver new functionality that will delight and amaze our users.
Communicate through thoughtful and thorough design documents for new initiatives.
Support the full project lifecycle for highly scalable and reliable services running in a cloud environment – discovery, analysis, architecture, design, review, documentation, building, migration, automation, deployment, production-readiness, and support.
Write and maintain Go code that interfaces with the Kubernetes API, such as operators, controllers, add-ons, etc.
Deploy and manage our Kubernetes services.
Author documentation, user guides, and blog posts to support and promote new features that you release.
Participating in on-call to support Upbound Cloud.

The Orchestration team at Upbound is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help us build our flagship SaaS offering, Upbound Cloud. As part of the Orchestration team, you will help us scale Upbound to reliably support thousands of control planes, while also adding enterprise features like single sign-on, Git integration, audit logs, disaster recovery, and much more. Our team is expanding, and this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant engineering impact.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Actively build Upbound Cloud, as well as contributing to Upbound’s open-source projects, especially Crossplane.
Take ownership of building features in high demand by Upbound’s customers and deliver new functionality that will delight and amaze our users.
Communicate through thoughtful and thorough design documents for new initiatives.
Support the full project lifecycle for highly scalable and reliable services running in a cloud environment – discovery, analysis, architecture, design, review, documentation, building, migration, automation, deployment, production-readiness, and support.
Write and maintain Go code that interfaces with the Kubernetes API, such as operators, controllers, add-ons, etc.
Deploy and manage our Kubernetes services.
Author documentation, user guides, and blog posts to support and promote new features that you release.
Participating in on-call to support Upbound Cloud.

We would love to hear from you if you:

Have experience building and maintaining cloud services: CI/CD, observability, scaling, and an owner-operator mentality for your code.
Comfortable with Kubernetes.
Take responsibility and ownership for solving problems even if they are outside your lane.
Demonstrate excellence in your work, constantly trying to improve your skills.
Have empathy for customers and keep them in mind as you build solutions.
Realize the importance of clear communication and effective collaboration to work as a team and deliver great results.
You help create a safe environment where everyone can contribute, learn from failures, and help each other.

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UpBound

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Upbound provides cloud-based solutions designed to help businesses streamline their operations and manage their cloud infrastructure more effectively. Their services include managed control planes that allow platform teams to scale resources as needed, ensuring optimal performance. A key feature is the ability to auto-scale control planes to support platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), which means resources can adjust automatically based on demand. Upbound also offers Upbound Spaces, enabling organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, which is beneficial for compliance with data privacy regulations. Unlike many competitors, Upbound focuses on simplifying the management of various cloud services and tools through centralized control. The company's goal is to empower businesses to innovate rapidly while efficiently managing their cloud resources, all through a subscription-based model.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$77M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -7%

1 year growth

↓ -8%

2 year growth

↑ 9%

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Upbound's recent 3x sales growth and high-profile clients like Deutsche Kreditbank and Gameloft indicate strong market traction and growth potential.
The launch of Upbound Spaces and self-hosted control planes offers businesses greater flexibility and control over their cloud environments.
Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance and establishing a Trust Center for vulnerability disclosures enhances Upbound's credibility and security posture.

What critics are saying

The competitive cloud computing market requires Upbound to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
Dependence on the open-source Crossplane project could pose risks if the project faces any setbacks or changes in direction.

What makes UpBound unique

Upbound.io's unique ability to auto-scale control planes for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) sets it apart from competitors.
The introduction of Upbound Spaces allows organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, addressing data privacy compliance needs.
Upbound's integration with the open-source Crossplane project provides a unified managed experience, enhancing its appeal to enterprises looking for scalable cloud-native solutions.

Benefits

Equity

Health care benefits

401k plan

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours & PTO

Home office stipend

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