Principal Engineer - Kubernetes Engineering

Principal Engineer
- Kubernetes Engineering | Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Publix is seeking a highly motivated Principal Engineer to help build and support our Kubernetes-based digital platform across the public cloud, data center, and edge environments.

Location:

Hybrid (Lakeland, FL) Work Model:
Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Flexibility:
  Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
• Operational Efficiency:
  Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects:
  Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture:
  We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact

• Engineer and evolve our hybrid, multi-cloud Kubernetes platform that supports retail and enterprise operations.
• Support development teams in shipping and operating their applications on our Kubernetes platform.
• Design, build, and integrate tools to enhance developer experience when deploying to the platform.
• Aid teams in following best practices for observability and vulnerability management.
• Troubleshoot and debug cluster and application issues across multiple platforms.
• Monitor platform health to identify issues and opportunities for enhancements.
• Perform regular platform maintenance and upgrades.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor's degree in computer science, or an analytical discipline, or equivalent experience,
• 6+ years of Kubernetes experience in a large-scale multi-tenant cluster environment- AKS / K3s / GKE / Open Shift
• 6+ years building, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes in a multi-cluster environment.
• 2+ years of Cloud Native development experience
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud providers such as Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience  and/or GO as the primary languages in the environment.
• Performing advanced application service debugging and follow best practices to assist application teams in delivering services. into a multi-tenant environment.
• Advanced debugging of containerized applications
• Experience working with Git and supporting CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD)
• Experience building tools and services that assist application teams in shipping applications to the platform.

Preferred Qualifications

• An active Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification
• Experience with cloud native observability tools like Open Telemetry.
• Experience deploying applications with custom Helm charts.
• Experience with Open Shift Container Platform
• Experience with logging and monitoring applications such as Prometheus, Elasticsearch, FluentD, Kibana, Grafana, etc.
• Experience with Artifactory or Nexus
• Experience with working virtualization technologies such as VMWare
• Knowledge of Kubernetes DNS how it interacts with external DNS servers.
• Experience collaborating with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full- stack development tools and technologies.

Frequency of Pay

Monthly

Minimum Base Pay

10,400

Maximum Base Pay

15,600

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus

135,

Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month's extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Benefits Information

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
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