Principal Software Engineer - Kubernetes Infrastructure

Overview

Nasuni is the unstructured data foundation for enterprise teams—and the AI that supports them. We manage, protect, and activate the world’s unstructured data so organizations can work smarter, spend wisely, and create safely without limits. As a Vista-backed SaaS data infrastructure company, Nasuni is transforming how enterprises manage file data with a next-generation, AI-ready platform—turning massive file stores into secure, actionable, and AI-ready data for intelligent automation, analytics, and global collaboration.

Why Work at Nasuni (Hyderabad / India)

With Vista Equity Partners’ backing, our Hyderabad team benefits from access to a global ecosystem of software leaders—cross-portfolio learning, leadership programs, and AI innovation communities—combining the pace of a fast-growing company with the scale and resources of a global technology investor. You’ll innovate at the intersection of cloud, AI, and enterprise data infrastructure, collaborate with talented teams, and build modern platforms trusted by enterprises worldwide.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Kubernetes Infrastructure to own the architecture, scalability, and reliability of our Kubernetes platform.

This Role Focuses On

• Cluster architecture and lifecycle management
• Load balancing and ingress design
• Deployment strategy and application rollout standards
• Kubernetes upgrades and platform modernization
• Multi-environment cluster reliability and scalability
  
  

This is not a storage or CSI-focused role. A separate Principal position owns Kubernetes-native storage integrations.

You will define how applications are deployed, upgraded, scaled, and exposed across production-grade Kubernetes environments.

Level & Scope Definition

• Own Kubernetes cluster architecture across environments.
• Define upgrade strategy for Kubernetes versions and platform components.
• Design load balancing, ingress, and service exposure architecture.
• Establish deployment standards (Helm, GitOps, CI/CD integration).
• Influence platform reliability, scaling patterns, and cost efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership without direct people management.
• Drive architectural decisions that impact multiple engineering teams.
  
  

• Architect highly available Kubernetes clusters across development, staging, and production.
• Design and implement ingress, service mesh, and load balancing strategies (e.g., NGINX, Envoy, HAProxy, cloud LBs).
• Define cluster upgrade processes, zero-downtime deployment strategies, and version lifecycle governance.
• Build deployment automation using Helm, ArgoCD, or GitOps-based workflows.
• Lead application rollout strategies including canary, blue/green, and progressive delivery.
• Improve cluster observability, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot production issues across networking, orchestration, and container runtime layers.
• Establish Kubernetes platform best practices and mentor engineers.
  
  

• 7+ years of professional experience in infrastructure or platform engineering.
• 4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes cluster design and administration.
• Proven ownership of Kubernetes cluster upgrades across multiple versions.
• Deep understanding of:
• Kubernetes networking model
• Ingress controllers
• Load balancing architectures
• Service exposure patterns
• Experience designing highly available production clusters.
• Experience implementing deployment strategies (Helm, GitOps, CI/CD).
• Strong understanding of container runtimes (Docker, containerd).
• Experience troubleshooting distributed production systems.
  

• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd, Consul).
• Experience with multi-cluster or hybrid cloud Kubernetes environments.
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Experience optimizing cluster cost and performance.
  
  

• Defined Kubernetes standards across multiple teams.
• Designed enterprise-grade platform reliability models.
• Experience running large-scale clusters (100+ nodes or high workload density).
  
  

• 7–12 years total experience typical for success.
• 4+ years directly owning Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Demonstrated responsibility for production clusters at scale.
  
  

As part of our commitment to your well-being and growth, Nasuni offers competitive benefits designed to support every stage of your life and career:

• Competitive compensation programs
• Flexible time off and leave policies
• Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Employee referral and recognition programs
• Professional development and learning support
• Inclusive, collaborative team culture
• Modern office spaces with team events and perks
• Retirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations