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Staff/Senior Staff Engineer, Kubernetes at OKX
Singapore, SingaporeFull-timeEngineeringPosted about 1 month ago
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-OqGZdUPi6oJlXzxlmNiu3gAmsVg"><em>OKX will be prioritising applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require OKX's sponsorship of a visa.<br><br></em></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Cfb8dvi9voxFkWxhNcmuJX50sZb">At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.</div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Cfb8dvi9voxFkWxhNcmuJX50sZb">OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves. </div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Cfb8dvi9voxFkWxhNcmuJX50sZb">Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: <em>We Before Me</em>, <em>Do the Right Thing</em>, and <em>Get Things Done</em>. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.<br><br>
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<div class=" old-record-id-Cfb8dvi9voxFkWxhNcmuJX50sZb">OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.</div>
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<h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-doxushHxPgvpIV0pJrijghkWDWe"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing </strong></h2>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">K8s cluster lifecycle management: Own the build, scaling, version upgrades, daily operations, fault diagnosis, and performance tuning of large-scale production Kubernetes clusters; ensure 7×24 high availability and stable operations; support continuous business iteration.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Alibaba Cloud & AWS multi-cloud operations (core responsibility): Operate, govern, and optimize Alibaba Cloud and AWS resources across dual-cloud environments, covering container services, networking, storage, IAM, load balancing, databases, and object storage; manage configuration changes, cost optimization, and disaster recovery to achieve unified multi-cloud governance.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Cloud-native architecture and optimization: Lead containerization and microservices operational rollout; optimize Pod scheduling, resource quotas, network policies, image management, and log monitoring systems; resolve cluster resource fragmentation, business adaptation, and network interoperability challenges.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Stability and security: Build comprehensive K8s cluster monitoring, alerting, logging, and distributed tracing systems; define operations runbooks, change processes, and incident response plans; strengthen cluster security controls, disable high-risk permissions, harden container runtime environments, and ensure infrastructure and business data security.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Automated operations and DevOps: Develop operations automation scripts using Shell/Python; integrate Jenkins, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD to build automated release, inspection, and backup systems; implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to improve efficiency and reduce human error.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Incident management and post-mortem optimization: Lead online incident response, conduct root cause analysis, produce post-mortem reports, and continuously optimize cluster architecture, resource allocation, monitoring strategy, and long-term stability assurance mechanisms.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Technical knowledge sharing and team empowerment: Track Cloud Native and public cloud technology developments; document operations best practices and technical specifications; assist the team in improving multi-cloud K8s operations capabilities.</li>
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<h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-doxusWnZPeJsdMU53QGew90VQeh"><strong>What We Look For In You </strong></h2>
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<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Bachelor's degree or above in a computer-related field; 4+ years of hands-on experience operating production-level Kubernetes clusters; proficient in K8s core principles and components including Pod, Deployment, StatefulSet, Service, Ingress, CRD, controllers, scheduling strategies, network models, and storage mounting; able to independently resolve complex cluster failures and performance bottlenecks.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proficient in Alibaba Cloud and AWS dual-cloud operations, with independent experience in dual-cloud production environments:</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Alibaba Cloud: proficient in ACK Container Service, ECS, SLB, VPC, RAM, RDS, OSS, CloudMonitor, security groups, and snapshot backups.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">AWS: proficient in EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, TGW, load balancing, CloudWatch, and security policies; practical experience in overseas cloud deployment, operations, and disaster recovery.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proficient in Linux system administration; familiar with system optimization, permission control, process management, log analysis, and online troubleshooting.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Familiar with mainstream container runtimes (containerd/Docker); understand K8s networking (CNI plugins such as Calico/Flannel), storage (CSI), and multi-cluster management; familiar with Istio/Envoy service mesh, east-west traffic governance, gray-scale releases, and network interoperability.</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong Shell and Python automation skills; experienced with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD); familiar with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm); experienced with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Jaeger, SkyWalking).</li>
<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Preferred: experience in large-scale public cloud environments (100+ nodes); multi-cloud cost optimization; K8s security hardening (OPA/Gatekeeper, Pod Security Standards, Falco); Kubernetes CKA/CKS certification; experience with AI/LLM workload scheduling (GPU scheduling, distributed training).</li>
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<h2><strong>Perks & Benefits </strong></h2>
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