Sr Kubernetes Engineer

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM; Market Cap $44.3B) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by nearly 10,000 ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the Team:

Dexcom is expanding its Cloud Engineering team with the addition of a talented Sr. Cloud Engineer. This role is crucial for crafting and optimizing ephemeral cloud environments that support our agile, fast-paced release cycles for new features and maintenance within our R&D Platform.

As a vital member of our team, you will engage in the art and science of creating dynamic, transient cloud infrastructures that enable rapid development and testing of applications. You will hone your software development skills in a cloud context, ensuring that the tools and systems you build and maintain meet the evolving needs of our fast-paced deployments.

Where you come in:

• You will assist in architecting and refining ephemeral cloud environments on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), focusing on maximizing efficiency and achieving cost-effectiveness.

• You will support the maintenance and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, tailoring them to facilitate transient workloads and seamless integration with continuous delivery pipelines.

• You will enhance our containerization and orchestration methodologies with an emphasis on automating deployment processes to achieve a high degree of scalability and reliability.

• You will collaborate in the development and maintenance of scalable and secure infrastructure, actively participating in coding, scripting, and automating routine tasks.

• You will participate in cross-functional team efforts to solidify best practices and elevate the quality standards of our cloud solutions.

What makes you successful:

• You have concentrated experience in cloud engineering, with a robust portfolio that includes working on ephemeral or stateless environments.

• You demonstrate skills in software development, with proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.

• You have experience in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes, enriched by hands-on use of Helm, Kustomize, or similar.

• You have a practical understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, with experience in tools like Terraform or Ansible.

• You have strong scripting abilities and experience in automating cloud-based tasks.

• You have a solid grasp of version control with git, and experience in building and maintaining CI/CD workflows.

• You have strong coding skills and experience in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code for cloud infrastructure tasks.

Remote Workplace: Your location will be a home office; you are not required to live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km). If you reside within commuting distance of a Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km) a hybrid working environment may be available. Ask about our Flex workplace option.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

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Salary:

$100,700.00 - $167,900.00