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Senior Go / Kubernetes Developer - Cloud & Edge Infrastructure (Freelance, Remote)

Sidekick Network GmbH & Co. KG · Bonn

RemoteSeniorPosted 13 Aug 2026

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Also mentioned, not required: Custom Resource Definitions, controller-runtime, client-go, Kubebuilder, Operator SDK, English, German. Worth having, but their absence is not what gets a CV filtered out.

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Job description

For a long-term cloud infrastructure project, we are looking for an experienced Senior Go / Kubernetes Developer to support the further development of a distributed multi-provider cloud and edge platform. You will work in an international engineering environment and contribute primarily to the development of Kubernetes-native infrastructure automation using Go .

Start: asap

Duration: 12+ months

Capacity: 100%

Location: Remote

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Preferred setup: Nearshore / Europe-compatible

Language: English; German beneficial

Contract: Freelance

Tasks

Design and develop Kubernetes Operators and Controllers in Go

Develop cloud-native backend services and Kubernetes-native APIs

Design and implement Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and reconciliation logic

Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud, edge and bare-metal infrastructure

Integrate infrastructure, networking and platform components via Kubernetes APIs

Develop and maintain automated unit and integration tests

Analyze, troubleshoot and improve Go applications and Kubernetes controllers

Contribute to technical architecture, code reviews and engineering standards

Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security and AI/ML specialists

Requirements

Several years of professional software development experience with strong hands-on Go / Golang expertise

Proven experience developing Kubernetes Operators and/or Custom Controllers in Go

Strong practical knowledge of the Kubernetes API, CRDs and reconciliation patterns

Experience with common Kubernetes development frameworks such as controller-runtime, client-go, Kubebuilder or Operator SDK

Good understanding of Go concurrency, APIs, testing and backend/service development

Experience developing and operating containerized applications

Good understanding of cloud-native and distributed infrastructure

Familiarity with infrastructure topics such as compute, networking, storage and automated provisioning

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