Upbound

San Francisco, USA100 employeesFounded 2017

Upbound is the company behind Crossplane, the open-source control plane platform that enables organizations to build cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes-style declarative APIs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Upbound provides enterprises with a unified control plane to manage cloud resources across multiple providers, helping teams deliver self-service infrastructure for developers. The company is a key player in the cloud-native ecosystem, supported by a globally distributed team and a strong open-source community.

Upbound maintains a remote-first work culture and has a presence in Spain through remote-based roles, including EMEA-focused positions such as a Staff Solutions Engineer and a Senior Business Development Representative. For international professionals, Upbound offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure technology in a fully remote setup, with the flexibility to work from Spain while collaborating with a global, distributed team. The company values deep technical expertise and community engagement, making it an attractive destination for those passionate about open-source and the future of DevOps.

Company History

Upbound was founded in 2017 by a team that previously built open-source projects like the Kubernetes-based Pulumi competitor. The company launched Crossplane, an open-source CNCF project that serves as a Kubernetes-based control plane platform. Upbound has grown into a key player in the cloud-native ecosystem, offering a commercial SaaS platform that leverages Crossplane.

For International Professionals

  • The company is remote-first, with a globally distributed team, and the job listings are remote within Spain.
  • Upbound is the steward of Crossplane, an open-source project that is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) incubating project, allowing employees to actively contribute to a major open-source ecosystem.
  • There are currently open roles for EMEA, which likely means timezone overlap with Spain and the rest of Europe.
  • Upbound has a strong focus on developer experience and cloud-native technologies, making it an ideal place for engineers with Kubernetes and cloud platform experience.
  • The company likely offers competitive benefits for Spain-based remote roles, but specifics are not disclosed.

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