Senior Software & Platform Engineer
We are excited to be partnering with a cutting-edge crypto payment processing company that's redefining how payments work on a global scale. For nearly 8 years, they've grown sustainably-no layoffs, no outside investors, and no pressure from VCs. Now, after years of perfecting their infrastructure, they're doubling down on innovation and expanding their elite engineering team.
They're looking for a Senior Software & Platform Engineer to help drive the future of their payments network. Expect bleeding-edge technology, a culture that prioritizes deep work over red tape, and a team that values real ownership.
An ideal candidate is someone with strong expertise in Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Prometheus. You will also have significant production experience working with Go. A genuine passion for improving platform developer experience, scalable infrastructure, APIs, and automation is essential. Additionally, experience in the financial, retail, or blockchain technology sectors would be considered a plus.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate closely with our Staff Platform & Software Engineer to support infrastructure initiatives, while partnering with product-focused engineers to build a secure, scalable, and efficient platform.
- Develop clean, reusable, and well-tested services and libraries that are easy to maintain and enhance by you and your teammates.
- Take ownership and responsibility for key components of the company's infrastructure, ensuring their reliability and performance.
- Diagnose, debug, and enhance existing systems, and contribute to the development and integration of new features or automation pipelines as needed.
- Implement and maintain telemetry and metrics to ensure visibility and observability across the company's infrastructure.
- Engage in code reviews to both give and receive constructive feedback, fostering continuous improvement across the team.
- Participate in the engineering team's on-call rotation to support incident response and maintain system uptime.
You should have:
- A strong motivation to enhance the developer experience (DX) by designing infrastructure workflows that emphasize repeatability, testability, and maintainability.
- Deep expertise in tools and platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus/PromQL, Docker, and CI/CD systems; familiarity with Cloudflare is a plus.
- Extensive hands-on experience automating systems and solving complex problems using languages like Python, Ruby, Bash, Perl, or similar.
- A meticulous approach to quality, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to thoroughness in every aspect of your work.
- A problem-solving mindset that stays informed by the latest advancements in technology and software development practices.
- Enthusiasm for owning, operating, and monitoring the software you build.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.
- A genuine passion for continuous learning and professional growth.
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