Principal Software Engineer, Kubernetes, AKS
AT&T
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This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $188,350–$232,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $211k for comparable roles.
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AT&T is a US-based telecommunications company providing wireless, broadband, and fiber internet service along with phone and connectivity products for consumers and businesses.
AT&T currently has 82 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $131,350–$230,900 across 68 roles with salary data.
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Principal Software Engineer - (Kubernetes - AKS) joins the Systems Reliability and Software Delivery team to advance platform engineering capabilities within a Containers/Kubernetes Everywhere initiative. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and reusable container-based solutions to simplify application deployment and improve developer experience across the enterprise. The engineer will design cloud-native platform capabilities, develop CI/CD pipelines, create Helm charts, and manage infrastructure automation to reduce delivery friction. Key technical requirements include over seven years of Java development, Bash scripting, Python, and Linux OS internals. Candidates must possess hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Docker, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. The role also requires expertise in container security tools like Aqua Security or Trivy, as well as proficiency in API development and performance optimization to ensure operational excellence within complex containerized environments.
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