Sr Engineers, Software

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T-Mobile is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. Sr Software Engineers located in Bellevue, WA will architect, develop, and implement cloud-native applications and scalable telemetry solutions using Golang, Kubernetes, and related technologies.

Position duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for building reliable, distributed systems that deliver high performance, observability, and operational visibility at scale.

• Design and develop cloud-native infrastructure and APIs using Go and Python, building custom Kubernetes controllers and operators to automate platform operations.

• Develop microservices and APIs in Golang, enabling infrastructure self-service and improving developer productivity using standards like Swagger and WSDL.

• Architect multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure using EC2/VMs, VPC/VNet, Load Balancers, RDS/Azure SQL, S3/Blob Storage, KMS/Key Vault, and DNS/IAM services.

• Implement observability platforms using Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, and Outcold for metrics and logging.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and delivery with Terraform, Ansible, GitOps (Flux), and GitLab CI pipelines.

• Ensure security and compliance with OPA/Gatekeeper, Kubernetes network policies, and tools like Wiz.

• Manage Kubernetes workloads with Containerd, Istio, and NGINX Ingress; implement autoscaling (KEDA), progressive delivery (Flagger), disaster recovery (Velero, ETCD), and stateful storage management with Portworx.

• Architect and manage GPU-optimized Kubernetes clusters for AI/ML workloads using NVIDIA GPU nodes; streamline multi-cluster operations with platforms like Spectro Cloud.

• Troubleshoot and debug Linux environments using Bash, systemd, and journalctl to ensure stability and resolve issues in cloud-native and containerized platforms.

• Telecommuting is permitted, but applicant must work from the worksite location at least 3-4 days per week.

• No additional national or international travel is anticipated.

Skill requirements:

• (1) Experience utilizing multiple programming languages including Python, Go, Java, and JavaScript, with production-level development; and experience designing RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and event-driven applications;

• (2) Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and on-premises using Kubeadm and Spectro Cloud; configuring ContainerD and Docker, RBAC, network policies, Istio and Cilium service meshes; and designing scalable micro-services architectures;

• (3) Experience designing and deploying cloud-native software systems using 12-Factor principles, including building microservices that are stateless and configurable, connecting to external services;

• (4) Experience utilizing Ubuntu, RHEL, and Flatcar Linux operating systems, including Bash scripting, troubleshooting kernel, network, and performance issues, and conducting root cause analysis of system and software failures;

• (5) Experience utilizing DevOps tools including GitLab CI/CD for automated build, test, and deployment; Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure-as-Code with reusable modules; and secrets management using Vault and KMS; and

• (6) Experience utilizing Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, OpenTelemetry for tracing, Splunk for logging, and using observability data to improve performance and reliability.

Experience and education requirements:

PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the foreign equivalent, and 5 years of related work experience.

ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the foreign equivalent, and 3 years of related work experience.

Additional:                                                 

• Location: Bellevue, WA

• This position is eligible for the employee referral program.

• At least 18 years of age

• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): No
DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

How to apply:

• Visit https://careers.t-mobile.com/

• Create a candidate profile and apply to REQ360778.

OTHER:  Work hours: 40 hours/week. Washington Pay Range: $212,202.00 to $217,202.00/year.

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year.  Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance, while Retail and Business Sales roles are eligible for monthly or quarterly sales incentives. And since we are ALL owners, EVERY employee at T-Mobile is eligible for an Annual Stock Grant. For information about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out https://careers.t-mobile.com/.

Candidate’s pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience. At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. 

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.

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