Kubernetes Platform Engineer (Controllers)

The role

This person will design and develop Kubernetes controllers and operators to automate platform services. They will work on global workload placement systems and Kubernetes APIs across hybrid cloud environments.

What you will do

• Design and develop Kubernetes controllers and operators that automate the lifecycle of platform services.
• Contribute to the development of a global workload placement system.
• Develop Kubernetes APIs and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).
• Build and maintain reconciliation logic for distributed system state.
• Develop controllers and operators for provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Work with platform and service teams to build automation for large-scale distributed systems.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability.
• Investigate production issues and participate in root cause analysis.

Required qualifications

• Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture, lifecycle and core concepts.
• Experience developing software in Go or another modern programming language.
• Experience building software for Linux-based environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes development, including controllers, operators, or Kubernetes APIs.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of Kubernetes reconciliation patterns and declarative system design.
• Experience using Kubernetes in production environments.
• Familiarity with controller-runtime, Kubebuilder, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), Common Expression Language (CEL) rules, or Kubernetes API extension mechanisms.
• Experience building or operating distributed systems spanning public cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps workflows.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working with bare metal infrastructure, hybrid cloud environments, or multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments
• Experience with Cluster API (CAPI), SIG Multicluster, Karmada, or other Kubernetes ecosystem projects
• Contributions to open source projects, particularly within the Kubernetes or CNCF ecosystem

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees.

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and a dynamic technology company.