(Senior/Expert) Go and Kubernetes Developer for Open-Source project Gardener, Gardener Addons Area

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This is growth, not replacement. We’re not just offering a job, we’re inviting you to shape the future of cloud-native infrastructure at SAP and in all of Europe. We have committed to open source by donating our projects into the neutral NeoNephos foundation. Make your mark, invite others, and discover #SAPEUAICloudCareers. Let’s build what’s next together.

Gardener powers SAP’s global landscape and is trusted as the foundation for countless enterprise workloads at SAP and outside. We adopt the Kubernetes open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized SAP solutions and business applications. We provide solutions to run and orchestrate Kubernetes clusters on public cloud, hybrid or SAP-owned infrastructures for a variety of enterprise use cases inside and outside of SAP.

Gardener Core & Addons teams are the central group of maintainers behind the Gardener project, serving as its center of excellence and driving its architecture, reliability, and evolution across the entire ecosystem.

We’re building ApeiroRA, an open-source reference architecture that strengthens Europe’s digital sovereignty. This initiative is part of a broader movement to ensure security, sustainability, and compliance for cloud-to-edge computing. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a project that’s not just technical, it’s strategic for Europe’s future.

What you'll do

• Contribute (design, implement and maintain) Gardener Extensions / Kubernetes controllers in Go.
• Over time become a Gardener maintainer and fulfill all related tasks and challenges: write Gardener Enhancement Proposals, attend Gardener Technical and Product steering Committee meetings, perform code reviews. Accept and provide feedback.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other teams and translate their needs into scalable and maintainable solutions.