Software Engineer II - Platform
Stacklok · Remote: North America - East
Posted about 3 months ago · $157,500 - $192,500
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 88 days Stacklok's roles stay open a median of 88 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 50% of Stacklok's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stacklok
- high 4 stale, 0 reposted of 4 open
- Hiring momentum
- 6 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-30
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stacklok's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stacklok.
About this role
As a Software Engineer II on Stacklok's core platform team, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of systems that support enterprise AI agent infrastructure. Your role involves building features, fixing bugs, and ensuring the stability of the platform while collaborating with engineers and the open source community. You will work on various components such as the Kubernetes operator, runtime, and identity layers, while also engaging in design discussions and code reviews.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stacklok as an employer.
What you need
- Proficiency in Go, writing clean, testable code that accounts for edge cases and error handling.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker, including isolation and networking, ideally in self-hosted environments.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver features independently across a backend or platform codebase, from implementation through testing and into a release.
- Experience building or operating platform services such as APIs, gateways, Kubernetes operators, or release and deployment tooling.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear design docs and give thoughtful code reviews that raise the quality of shared work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex technical ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with MCP or AI-agent infrastructure.
- AI-first mindset: integrates AI tools into their development workflow to accelerate delivery and improve the quality of what they build.
What you get
- Equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible hybrid or remote work environment
- Flexible PTO
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
Worth weighing
- The role requires a strong degree of independence and self-organization, which may not suit everyone.
- The focus on open source collaboration may require comfort in community-driven development.
- The stack involves Kubernetes and container technologies, which may be considered legacy by some.
- The company is in a rapidly evolving space with AI agents, which may lead to changing priorities.
Summarised from Stacklok's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Stacklok on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-30. PitchMeAI is not the employer.