Lead Engineer - Docker, Clustering

Job Title: Lead Engineer – Containerized Deployment and Clustering Frameworks (Docker, Swarm, HA, Traefik)

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 8–14 years

Job Type: Full-time

Role Summary

We are hiring a Lead Engineer to join our core development team, focused on designing and building a containerized, scalable, and highly available deployment framework for our enterprise-grade orchestration microservices platform.

This is a development-focused role (not DevOps or infrastructure operations). You will be responsible for scripting, integrating, and packaging deployment logic—including clustering, failover, storage, and service discovery—as a self-contained solution that is shipped to customers as part of the product.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and lead development of container-based deployment frameworks using Docker and Swarm
• Design and implement high availability, clustering, and scaling strategies for microservice deployments
• Integrate service discovery and load balancing using Traefik, Consul, and etcd
• Build resilient storage solutions using GlusterFS or Ceph
• Configure and script PostgreSQL HA clusters using Patroni
• Integrate and orchestrate Kafka and Zookeeper clusters for distributed coordination and messaging
• Write automation and deployment scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible) to build installable packages
• Ensure that deployments are resilient, horizontally scalable, and production-ready
• Simulate customer deployment topologies to validate robustness and repeatability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including backend development, QA, and release engineering
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers within the team
  
  

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Docker and Docker Swarm
• Expertise in designing and scripting microservices deployments with HA and clustering
• Experience with Traefik, Consul, and etcd for routing and service discovery
• Hands-on experience with either GlusterFS or Ceph for distributed storage
• Proven expertise with PostgreSQL HA using Patroni
• Good understanding and setup experience of Kafka and Zookeeper in a clustered environment
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, or equivalent scripting for automation
• Strong grasp of scalability principles, container orchestration, and system design
  
  

Good-to-Have Skills

• Familiarity with Java and Spring Boot microservices (for deployment integration)
• Exposure to CI/CD practices, build systems, and versioned packaging
• Familiarity with Kubernetes (as a complementary technology stack)
• Experience in identifying and remediating vulnerabilities on Ubuntu-based platforms
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• 8–14 years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience building and delivering deployable platform infrastructure as part of a product