Position Summary
This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a high-impact component at a rapidly growing startup. In this role, you will focus on the Harness Cloud infrastructure, which serves as the foundation for various Harness products. You will be responsible for architecting, scaling, and securing the cloud platform that fuels Harness's Continuous Integration (CI), Security Testing Orchestration (STO), Infrastructure as Code (IAC), Cloud Developer Environments (CDE), and other essential products.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead efforts to scale and secure the Harness Cloud platform, including lifecycle management of a large fleet of bare-metal and Virtual Machines
- Design, develop, and maintain critical cloud infrastructure components in a fast-paced, quality-conscious environment. Our technology stack is built on Golang, Java, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
- Author technical specifications and architecture documents
- Diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems across the distributed infrastructure
- Perform peer reviews of specifications, designs, and code
- Work alongside Cloud Engineers and cross-functional teams to diagnose/troubleshoot production issues
About You
- 10+ years of experience with Java, GoLang, and Kubernetes
- Experience with cloud providers such as GCP or AWS
- Strong background in distributed systems architecture and implementation
- Experience with VM/Container orchestration technologies such as Nomad
- Experience in as many of the following areas:
- Building and operating containerised applications at scale (K8s, Docker)
- Working with MongoDB and Redis, including indexing and query optimization
- Cloud infrastructure automation and orchestration
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or professional experience; an advanced degree is a plus
- Harness AI Tackles Software Development’s Real Bottleneck
- After 'Vibe Coding' Comes 'Vibe Testing' (Almost)
- Startup Within a Startup: Empowering Intrapreneurs for Scalable Innovation - Jyoti Bansal (Harness)
- Jyoti Bansal, Harness | theCUBEd Awards
- Eight years after selling AppDynamics to Cisco, Jyoti Bansal is pursuing an unusual merger
- Harness snags Split.io, as it goes all in on feature flags and experiments
- Exclusive: Jyoti Bansal-led Harness has raised $150 million in debt financing
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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What We Do
Harness is a leader in AI-native software delivery, dedicated to empowering developers and engineering teams worldwide. We revolutionize how software is built, tested, deployed, and optimized by driving efficiency, reliability, and speed throughout the software development lifecycle. At Harness, we envision a world where developers focus on innovation, free from repetitive tasks, supported by tools that streamline every step.
Our platform leverages AI and automation across all key pillars of software delivery: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Feature Flags and Experimentation, Cloud Cost Management, Security Testing, and more. By automating traditionally manual processes that slow down engineering teams, Harness enables organizations to release software faster, reduce errors, and optimize costs—all while enhancing the developer experience and flexibility.
Harness is transforming software delivery on a global scale. As a pioneer in AI-driven automation, we streamline complex development processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and empower developers to innovate freely. Our mission is ambitious: enabling millions of developers to deliver code faster, more reliably, and with greater ease than ever before.
Why Work With Us
Harness is built on a culture of growth, collaboration, and transparency, where team members are encouraged to push boundaries and solve meaningful challenges. We invest in personal and professional development, value work-life balance, and foster a supportive environment—making Harness an ideal place to make a real impact in tech.
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