Senior Kubernetes Engineer (WFH)

We are seeking an senior Kubernetes engineer to bring their experience, knowledge, and passion for building great features and code to our team.

Are you looking for:
1. A long-term, work-from-home role with great pay and benefits?
2. Daytime working hours (7:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday)?
3. Challenging projects with opportunities to learn and grow?
4. An environment that values doing things the “right” way, rather than taking shortcuts?
5. A friendly, supportive team dedicated to delivering new projects and features?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Here at MachShip, we’re disrupting the freight industry and building the world’s premier cloud based Freight Management System. Our core product is a SaaS application using a containerised, micro-service based architecture hosted within Kubernetes. We are heavily invested in both our engineering team and the latest technology.

We are a young Australian Company with a team of over 20 developers and engineers that is looking for an experienced Kubernetes engineer to join our team. We cultivate personal development and team work here at MachShip. You would be joining the engineering team and leading virtualised infrastructure deployments and oversee both our application environments, including Docker, Kubernetes and cloud based services. Our office is based in Richmond, Melbourne, however, working conditions are flexible with our engineering team having the opportunity to work remotely.

Here at MachShip we work on the latest technology with all our applications and infrastructure being hosted on Kubernetes where possible. As part of this role, there is growth in automated deployments using terraform and other scripted languages

Core skills:
– An absolute passion for working with the latest and greatest tech and a voice that wants to be heard
– 3+ years experience with Kubernetes, helm and docker
– Experience running and maintaining production grade Kubernetes
– Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
– Strong knowledge of linux and bash
– Great comprehension and communication skills

Our ideal candidate would be:
– Someone that enjoys problem solving and analysis.
– Someone who can think for themselves and keep up with the latest trends and solutions when deploying new infrastructure
– A person who likes to push the envelope with using the latest tools and technology

We’re looking to hire for this position in our growing team very quickly, so don’t wait – if you feel you are the right person for this job, send through your resume and cover letter. On your cover letter, please address each of the key skills, why you would be perfect for the role and what you would bring to the team.

Being a member of the MachShip team you will:
– Be part of an agile, innovating and energetic team that prioritises pushing the boundaries and working with the latest technologies. We have daily stand-ups, fortnightly sprints and work within an agile environment
– Develop your skill set with the latest frameworks including Kubernetes, Docker, virtualisation and Cloud infrastructure.
– Work alongside amazing developers who are also at the top of their field. We value your opinion and all voices are considered when building our products.
– We want you to be the best you can be. We have monthly one on ones and work with you to reach both your personal and professional career goals.
– Be encouraged to share ideas and have a critical input into the development and engineering process.

Application Process
1. Fill out our job application form (password: “developer”) : Click to view/kubernetes-application/
2. Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a short technical assessment
3. Successful applicants will be called for an interview

Note: Applications will be screened based on suitable experience and the contents of your cover letter. Applicants should ensure their cover letter summarizes how their project experience, integration skills, and personality match the requirements outlined.

We look forward to hearing from passionate developers ready to contribute to our team!