Staff Infrastructure Engineer

The role

You will own the design, operation, and maturity of Kubernetes platforms and the service mesh ecosystem. You will work with the Infrastructure Engineering Director to set standards, mentor engineers, and lead incident response.

What you will do

• Design and operate the Kubernetes platform across EKS clusters.
• Set standards for cluster configuration, workload isolation, resource management, and cost optimization.
• Own the Kong Mesh ecosystem.
• Define and implement service-to-service communication patterns.
• Build infrastructure-as-code, automation, and tooling.
• Define and monitor SLOs for the Infrastructure platform.
• Lead incident response for Kubernetes or mesh issues.
• Mentor engineers on Kubernetes internals, mesh design, and distributed systems.
• Evaluate infrastructure tools and platforms.
• Work with platform and product teams on the roadmap.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years working with platform infrastructure, SRE, cloud infrastructure, or related work.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong expertise with modern service mesh platforms.
• Working knowledge of AWS.
• Understanding of distributed systems.
• Experience defining and tracking SLOs/SLIs for infrastructure services.
• Ability to code in at least one modern language.
• Experience driving operational improvements through automation.
• Ability to mentor and influence other engineers.
• Strong communication skills.

Nice to have

• Used Envoy in production.
• Operated AWS Outposts or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Hold CNCF Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS, CKAD).
• Worked in regulated industries where network segmentation, auditability, strict controls, and uptime matter.
• Familiar with Datadog or other observability platforms.
• Used eBPF-based networking tools like Cilium.

Benefits

• Health plans including fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave).
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities.
• 401k with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid personal time off.
• 14 paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

About the company

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. It consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering, horse racing, and daily fantasy sports.