Life at UiPath
The people at UiPath believe in the transformative power of automation to change how the world works. We’re committed to creating category-leading enterprise software that unleashes that power.
To make that happen, we need people who are curious, self-propelled, generous, and genuine. People who love being part of a fast-moving, fast-thinking growth company. And people who care—about each other, about UiPath, and about our larger purpose.
Could that be you?
Your Mission
Remote options for USA based candidates.
In this role, you will lead multiple Engineers and will be responsible for several key company-wide initiatives. Our mission is to empower businesses to unlock their full potential through scalable, secure, and innovative cloud automation solutions. You will be working on building UiPath’s Automation Cloud platform, leveraging cutting-edge technologies within the CNCF ecosystem, Kubernetes, and cloud-managed services. By setting industry standards for performance, reliability, and ease of use, we aim to deliver platforms that transform automation at a global scale. We are committed to fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning, enabling our teams to drive innovation and shape the future of cloud-native automation.
What You'll Do At UiPath
- Lead a high-performing engineering team to build and scale UiPath’s Automation Cloud platform using cutting-edge CNCF and cloud technologies.
- Collaborate with a team of system engineers and architects specializing in Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud infrastructure. Together, you’ll own solutions that prioritize availability, performance, security, and reliability at a global scale.
- Drive operational and engineering excellence to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions.
- Work closely with Product and Design teams to define strategy, influence roadmaps, and create industry-leading platform features.
- Champion engineering best practices, ensuring a high standard of technical excellence and promoting reusability across the tech stack.
- Deliver robust, high-quality software that meets stringent scalability, security, and performance standards.
- Continuously improve engineering practices and tools to enhance productivity, quality, and transparency.
- Mentor and inspire engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, pride, and continuous learning.
- Attract, nurture, and retain top-tier talent to build a world-class engineering organization.
What You'll Bring To The Team
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years in large-scale application development, including 4+ years leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of the CNCF ecosystem, including Kubernetes, its tech stack, and related cloud-native tools.
- Proven expertise in writing Kubernetes controllers and operators to manage and extend Kubernetes functionality.
- 5+ years managing production Kubernetes environments and automating infrastructure (preferably Azure or AWS) using tools like Cluster-API, Crossplane, or Terraform.
- 2+ years managing ServiceMesh (Istio, Envoy) and Kubernetes storage integrations (block/object/filesystems).
- Proficiency in one or more system level programming languages Go (preferred), C#, Java, C++, Python, Rust etc. with strong computer science fundamentals.
- Advanced knowledge of Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines, ArgoCD, FluxCD), and microservices architecture.
- Experience with monitoring/log aggregation tools (Azure App Insights, ELK, Splunk) and security best practices (CIS Benchmarking, OS hardening).
- Strong problem-solving skills with expertise in software lifecycle management, live-site operations, and full-stack load testing.
- Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming, multithreading, synchronization, and cloud-native design.
- Proven experience with high-availability services, web service development, and service-oriented architectures.
Nice to Have:
- Experience building multi-tenant SaaS environments.
- Knowledge of LLMs and AI-powered API automation.
Maybe you don’t tick all the boxes above— but still think you’d be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Because we know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes—and passion can’t be learned.
Many of our roles allow for flexibility in when and where work gets done. Depending on the needs of the business and the role, the number of hybrid, office-based and remote workers will vary from team to team. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline for this requisition. The application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or may close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.
We value a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas. We pride ourselves on our diversity and inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, military and/or veteran status, or any other protected classes. Additionally, UiPath provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review these and other legal disclosures, visit our privacy policy.
Pay Transparency
The anticipated base salary range for this position is between $187,500 and $281,250. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location and relevant experience, education, certifications, and seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. There is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.
