Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.

• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan

• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

• Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is seeking a motivated Associate Platform Engineer to learn, grow and contribute to the infrastructure powering Vultr's global cloud platform. The ideal candidate is a motivated early-career engineer eager to learn infrastructure and platform engineering from the ground up. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require intellectual curiosity persistence and a genuine interest in how cloud infrastructure works under the hood. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and contribute to production infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform

• Assist in building and maintaining cloud-native services across VKE VLB and VCR

• Develop hands-on skills with Kubernetes and container runtimes through guided project work

• Write and improve tooling and scripts (Go, Python, Bash) to support platform operations

• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows for platform services

• Dig into issues across networking containers and Linux systems with curiosity and persistence

• Contribute to Vultr's open-source tools and libraries with guidance from senior engineers

• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response as you build operational experience

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

• Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language (Go, Python, Bash or similar)

• Basic understanding of Linux systems and command-line operations

• Interest in cloud infrastructure containers and Kubernetes (prior experience not required)

• Strong problem-solving instincts and willingness to dig into unfamiliar systems

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a remote team

Compensation

$80,000 - $90,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures.

Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our Privacy Policy.