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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026) on Monday November 02, 2026 @11:21PM (#50348022)
Splash Tech | DevOps Mid/Senior | Remote (LATAM and EU) | Full Time | https://splash.tech/

We're a small UK-based free-to-play gaming company with a distributed team, growing fast after recent success and scaling our backend platform. We’re looking for a DevOps engineer with 5+ years of experience.

Most of the work is AWS-focused. You should have hands-on experience with:

- AWS, particularly EKS, EC2, Application Load Balancers, RDS, and IAM. - Terraform and managing infrastructure as code. - Kubernetes, including troubleshooting workloads and cluster issues. - CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub Actions and Flux. - Monitoring, alerting, and tracing with tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Alertmanager, Jaeger, and OpenTelemetry. - DNS, TLS, and Cloudflare.

Strong AWS networking knowledge, including VPC design, routing, private connectivity, and troubleshooting is highly desirable.

Our stack includes AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), PostgreSQL, Trino, Flux, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. You don’t need to know every tool already, but you should be comfortable learning what the job requires.

You should be comfortable owning work from identifying a problem and proposing a solution through implementation, rollout, documentation, and ongoing operation.

You should be comfortable investigating issues across applications, Kubernetes, networking, and databases. We also value clear thinking and communication: you should be able to explain your ideas and trade-offs using simple architecture or flow diagrams—just boxes and lines, nothing formal.

To apply, email lucas[at]splash.tech with the subject “DevOps Engineer 2026”. Include a brief introduction and a link to a repository or project that demonstrates your infrastructure or automation work. If you don’t have work you can share, we may ask you to complete a small practical test.

How does it compare to established solutions like https://syself.com? Does it support bare metal servers too?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2025) on Sunday April 13, 2025 @01:05PM (#43674208)
Syself | DevOps Engineer (LATAM/Asia only, excl. US/Canada - REMOTE) https://syself.com Focus: Kubernetes, DevOps, Infrastructure Architecture

We’re a remote-first company building cutting-edge Kubernetes solutions and cloud-native software.

Now, we’re looking for a DevOps Engineer who loves Linux, thrives in infrastructure, and wants to be more than a script-writer.

- You’re deeply passionate about Linux, servers, and containerized infrastructure.

- You understand Kubernetes well, or you're eager to master it — not just as a deployment tool, but as a platform.

- You can write real code — ideally in Golang (or are keen to learn it).

- You care about doing things the right way: clean architecture, reproducible systems, and well-maintained infrastructure.

- You hate duct-taped systems — if your idea of DevOps is gluing things together with Ansible and Bash scripts, please don’t apply.

We understand that it's hard to have all the above requirements. We encourage you to apply even if you are missing one or two but still think you would be a fit.

What you’ll do:

- Maintain, troubleshoot and implement new features in our Kubernetes platform.

- Deploy and configure workload in Kubernetes clusters for our clients and our own product.

- Help build and extend Kubernetes Operators and infrastructure components in Golang.

- Join consultation projects where your infrastructure expertise makes a real difference.

- Collaborate with a globally distributed team that values clean, well-thought-out solutions.

Email your CV and relevant work to [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2025) on Thursday March 13, 2025 @04:25PM (#43356920)
Syself is looking for a frontend intern to join our team.

- Convert Figma designs into functional and responsive web pages using Svelte and TailwindCSS

- Collaborate with designers and developers to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs

- Test and debug web pages to maintain consistent functionality across devices

The ideal candidate would have

- Programming knowledge with Javascript & Typescript

- Strong communication skills and a proactive problem-solving approach

- Experience with Svelte 4/5 and SvelteKit

- Experience with TailwindCSS, Bits-UI, Melt-UI and Superforms

What we offer

- Flexible working hours, and 100% remote work

- Possibility to work full-time after the 6-month internship program

Send your resume and related projects to [email protected].

Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @05:41PM (#42312434)
You could take a look at https://syself.com - 100% support for bare metal (I'm an employee).
Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @05:41PM (#42312431)
We are running them at https://syself.com for six months now, after adding support for it on our platform. So far so good.
Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @01:58PM (#42309852)
It seems to be only for the US-based servers. Sounds like they talked with a pricing consultant :p
Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @01:56PM (#42309826)
Besides what czhu12 mentioned, DOKS charging extra for HA control planes make me feel as if the platform is not production-grade.

If you want a managed experience on Hetzner, you could take a look at https://syself.com

Disclaimer: I'm an employee there

Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @01:54PM (#42309791)
We at https://syself.com have made a platform with "one-click updates". 100% vanilla Kubernetes on Hetzner.
Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @01:50PM (#42309734)
> The initial investment to do this does take time. I'd put it at 2-4 months of undistracted skilled engineering time.

Perhaps you could take a look at https://syself.com (Disclaimer: I'm an employee there). We built a platform that gives you production-ready clusters in a few minutes.

Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @01:48PM (#42309712)
I've had great experiences with using the bare metal server's local storage.

This is the guide I wrote for our customers: https://syself.com/docs/hetzner/apalla/how-to-guides/storage...

Re:Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75% on Monday December 02, 2024 @10:40AM (#42297222)
We at Syself.com also have great experiences with Kubernetes on Hetzner. We built a platform on top of Cluster API and brought a managed Kubernetes experience to Hetzner. Now we have self-healing, automated updates and 100% reproductibility, with full bare metal support.

> Hetzner volumes are, in my experience, too slow for a production database.

That's true, though. To solve that we developed a way to persist the local storage of bare metal servers across reprovisionings. This way it's both faster and cheaper. Now we are adding an automated database deployment layer on top of it.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2024) on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @01:06PM (#42053788)
Syself | SEO & Content Specialist (B2B SaaS, SEO, Content Marketing) | REMOTE (LATAM)

Syself is developing a Kubernetes Management Platform, simplifying Kubernetes operator with automation and full lifecycle management.

We are seeking a long-term SEO & Content Specialist with solid experience in B2B SaaS marketing. This role is ideal for someone who understands how to market technical products and is enthusiastic about learning the basics of managed Kubernetes, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure. Prior experience with these technologies is helpful but not required—you'll receive guidance to help you understand our platform.

The ideal candidate will have excellent English language skills, experience in SEO and content marketing, and be based in a Latin American timezone to align with our team.

What We Offer: * An opportunity to work hands-on with a growing managed Kubernetes platform. * Flexible working hours. * A collaborative and supportive team dedicated to growth. * Room for professional development in B2B SaaS and cloud solutions.

How to Apply: If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief portfolio or relevant work samples to [email protected] with the subject: SEO & Content Specialist.

Company website: https://syself.com