Platform Engineer

Role Overview

As a Platform Engineer, you will own the infrastructure powering a next-generation financial connectivity platform for SMEs across Europe. This is a high-impact role bridging regulated financial infrastructure and modern software engineering, working in a distributed-first environment to design systems from scratch and remove technical bottlenecks.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Orchestration: Architect and manage robust cloud infrastructure using AWS and Kubernetes to ensure high availability and scalability of financial services
• Developer Experience & Tooling: Build and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, internal platforms, and developer tools to streamline deployment
• System Ownership: Own production systems end-to-end, from initial design decisions to proactive incident response and resolution
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with product and business teams to identify technical friction points and implement solutions for faster feature delivery
• Standards & Security: Evaluate and integrate new services while maintaining rigorous standards for security, observability, and system reliability

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS)
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code; strong foundational software engineering principles (primary stack: Kotlin and TypeScript)
• Pragmatic problem-solving approach focused on simple, effective solutions over over-engineered ones
• Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong growth mindset with track record of driving projects from idea to production

Nice-to-Have

• Previous exposure to financial services, payment systems, or regulated environments
• Experience managing microservices on the JVM runtime

Benefits

• Remote-first distributed culture with flexibility to work from preferred location
• Premium hardware and software access (MacOS, Claude Code)
• 30 days annual leave
• Meaningful equity opportunities
• Home office stipend
• Transparent, inclusive culture with regular All-Hands meetings and team offsites