Senior or Staff Software Engineer (Core Systems)

SmartNews, a leading global information and news discovery company founded in 2012, is seeking a Senior or Staff Software Engineer for their Core Systems team. The role focuses on building and maintaining mission-critical infrastructure that powers all of SmartNews' engineering operations.

The Core Systems Team manages the crucial Kubernetes orchestration platform that hosts both stateless application services and stateful data platforms. They provide self-service continuous integration and delivery capabilities, along with comprehensive observability solutions for monitoring, logging, and tracing.

As a Senior or Staff Engineer, you'll be responsible for driving reliability and scalability of the core Kubernetes platform, implementing SRE practices, designing observability solutions, and evolving the CI/CD platform. You'll work with teams across the organization to enhance developer productivity and ensure system stability.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure that directly impacts the productivity of all engineering teams and the stability of SmartNews' services globally. With offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore, you'll be part of a global team delivering news that matters to millions of users through innovative machine-learning technology and partnerships with over 3,000 global publishers.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kubernetes, CNCF tools, CI/CD platforms, and Golang, along with excellent communication skills in English. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on infrastructure development, making it perfect for those passionate about building robust, scalable systems that power modern news delivery.