Staff Backend Software Engineer – C# & Go
Cloudera · Austin, TX
About this role
Cloudera is hiring a staff-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in Austin, TX. The posting calls out experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Posted
- May 5, 2026
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Job description
from Cloudera careersBusiness Area:
EngineeringSeniority Level:
Mid-Senior levelJob Description:
At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.
As a Staff Software Engineer at Cloudera Taikun, you will design, build, and maintain infrastructure tooling that extends Taikun’s capabilities into the broader cloud-native ecosystem.
You’ll contribute to projects like our Terraform provider, Crossplane provider, Kubernetes autoscaler, CLI tools, and Tekton pipelines. Most of your work will be in Go, with some automation tasks in Ansible.
As a Staff Software Engineer you will…
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Taikun Terraform provider and Crossplane provider.
Work on Taikun’s Kubernetes autoscaler and CLI tools.
Develop and maintain Taikun’s backend services in C# and Go.
Design and enhance APIs for internal and external consumption.
Develop Go-based microservices to support infrastructure tooling.
Collaborate with other teams to ensure smooth integration with Taikun’s backend and platform.
Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and testing.
We are excited if you have…
Proficiency in Go or other low level compiled languages.
6+ years experience building backend services or CLI tools.
Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and APIs.
Understanding of CI/CD practices and pipeline automation (Tekton or similar).
Willingness to work on and learn technologies like Terraform (OpenTofu) and Crossplane.
Good collaboration and communication skills.
Bsc/MSc in related field or equivalent experience
You may also have…
Experience with Ansible.
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack).
Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Contributions to open-source projects.
What you can expect from us:
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
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