Senior Platform Engineer

Role Description

Join us as a Senior Platform Engineer on our mission to turn payments into possibilities!

We are currently seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with proven expertise in developing and managing internal developer platforms (IDPs) within the GCP space. The ideal candidate will apply a "Platform as a Product" mindset to lead the development and implementation of robust, scalable, and self-service infrastructure that empowers our software engineers.

We aim to deliver a world-class payment orchestration platform implemented in GCP and having guaranteed SLAs higher than 99.95%. Endless horizontal scalability, resilience, and secure operations are the name of the game. At the application level, we use Go and Java on Kubernetes, and we have a strong preference for managed native services.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Lead the development and strategically drive the adoption of Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) and golden paths built on GCP managed services.
• Design, build, and maintain self-service toolchains and CI/CD pipelines that accelerate application delivery for application engineers.
• Define and enforce security and governance-by-default practices into the platform's toolchains and infrastructure (IaC).
• Partner with application engineers and architects to ensure the platform delivers endless horizontal scalability and resilience for the payment orchestration system.
• Maintain the platform's relevance by continuously evaluating and implementing the latest cloud native technologies and best practices.
• Champion a 'Platform as a Product' mindset, promoting a cloud-first and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) approach to platform development.
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert for the Internal Developer Platform and developer experience, reducing friction for application teams.
• Focus on platform adoption, measuring ROI, and ensuring the platform's stability, security, and efficiency.
• Continuously iterate on the platform to maintain and enhance developer experience and compliance across all environments.
• Drive a high-performance DevOps culture through mentoring junior/mid-level engineers, knowledge sharing, and setting standards across technical functions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of DevOps practices, with a strong focus on developer experience (DevEx).
• Strong operational experience with Kubernetes.
• 7+ years' of experience in Cloud/Platform Engineering roles in a large-scale, high-traffic, cloud-based PaaS/SaaS environment.
• Extensive experience designing and building platforms in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Terraform or Config Connector, for managing platform and governance components.
• Expert-level experience in architecting and implementing end-to-end platform observability (log management, diagnostics, metrics, capacity management).
• Advanced expertise in scripting/automation (Bash, and experience with a structured language like Go or Python for tooling), including owning and maintaining core platform tooling.
• Strong expertise in GCP and knowledge about utilization of managed services within GCP.
• Hands-on experience designing and securing environments for sensitive data (i.e. within PCI-DSS).
• Demonstrated experience working with GitOps tools like GitHub, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.
• Knowledge of Helm charting and CI pipelines for multi-language applications (Go, Java) is a plus.

Requirements

• B.S. or higher in Computer Science or related field or applicable experience.
• Experience in CI/CD systems and methodologies.
• Experience working with a 24/7/365 high-traffic cloud environment.
• Excellent English communication skills (speaking, writing, and reading).

Desired Skills and Experience

• Practical expertise in maintaining PCI-DSS compliance, including certifications, audit processes, and standards (not mandatory).

Benefits

• Opportunity to be an innovator, challenge the status quo, and redefine the payments category.
• Competitive salary in a fast-growing start-up.
• Medical insurance with coverage for dependents (parents, spouse, children).
• Rewards & Recognition system.
• Opportunity for personal and professional growth in a dynamic industry.