About Mirantis
Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.
Job Description
We’re seeking a Software Engineer with a passion for shaping the future of k0sproject. As a CNCF Sandbox project, k0s is an open source, all-inclusive Kubernetes distribution, which is configured with all of the features needed to build a Kubernetes cluster and packaged as a single binary for ease of use. We’re tackling an interesting problem: How do we package and operate Kubernetes itself in the simplest possible way but still allowing enough flexibility for varying use cases.
Within Mirantis, you’ll join a remote team of fellow maintainers for k0s and related project as well as the larger OSS ecosystem maintainers. We’re looking for someone within European timezones.
As part of Mirantis, you’ll also help shape our Kubernetes and container ecosystem products that rely on various upstream projects as well as collaborate on other upstream projects.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain upstream k0s related projects under the CNCF umbrella
- Design and implement
- Integrating new features from the cloud native technologies landscape that compliment the Mirantis Kubernetes products
- Following the latest developments in the container technology ecosystem and identifying matters that could impact the product roadmap
- Act as a cloud native software and technologies subject matter expert and evangelist within the company and broader community
- Strong Kubernetes experience, the deeper the better
- Experience in Linux, VMs, networking, containers and the general tech stack that makes cloud-native tick
- Ability to write clean and maintainable (Golang) code
- Strong engineering background with meaningful track record on Github
- You value pragmatism and result-oriented team and project work
- Good communication skills in English
The tech stack you’ll be working with includes things like:
- Kubernetes
- Golang
- Linux
- VMs (Lima, qemu, kvm, etc.)
- GitHub Actions
- k0s (https://k0sproject.io/)
What does Mirantis offer you?
- Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.
- Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.
- Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.
- Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.
- Professional development and training.
- Attend conferences and working groups.
- Customized workstation (macOS, Windows).
- A competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan and stock options.
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We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!
Skills Required
- Strong Kubernetes experience
- Experience with Linux, virtual machines, networking, containers, and the broader cloud-native technology stack
- Ability to write clean and maintainable Golang code
- Strong engineering background with a meaningful GitHub track record
- Pragmatic and results-oriented approach to team and project work
- Good communication skills in English
Mirantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mirantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Mirantis.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair-to-good and competitive for certain technical and senior roles, and compensation is often viewed as a relative strength. Overall packages can feel solid in context, even if not universally top-of-market.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision, with employer-verified listings and mentions of strong coverage in practice. Core offerings align with what tech employees typically expect and are sometimes called out as a highlight.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include PTO, sick time, paid holidays, bereavement leave, and generous parental leave. These provisions are frequently characterized as generous and supportive of work-life balance.
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What We Do
We are dedicated to helping organizations increase developer productivity and ship code faster on public and private clouds. We provide a ZeroOps experience to remove the stress of managing cloud native infrastructure by combining software and automation tools with our cloud native expertise to deliver the industry's leading secure cloud platforms. Our capabilities allow us to provide a secure and reliable cloud native platform that includes validated FIPS-140-2 Encryption and DISA STIG ready capabilities. Who do we serve? We serve a wide range of industries, building on our extensive customer experience to provide distinct value in specific verticals including Financial Services, Government & Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications. Mirantis serves many of the world’s leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Inmarsat, PayPal, Reliance Jio, Societe Generale, Splunk, and S&P Global. Learn more at www.mirantis.com.
