The payments provider that makes it easier to pay, get paid and keep money flowing.

DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure

DevOps EngineerDevOps EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 11-50Since 2019H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

50 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishAWSDynamo DBFirewallsGrafanaPrometheus

Job Description

• Take a critical look at our current AWS architecture and identify opportunities for improvement in reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. • Own infrastructure reliability and availability - design monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes that catch issues before they become problems. • Design and architect scalable, high-performance systems that handle real-time payment processing and financial transactions at scale. • Manage and optimize our databases (Aurora, DynamoDB) and drive infrastructure as code practices, automation, and deployment pipelines that enable the team to ship fast and safely. • Stay current with emerging technologies and propose improvements when they fit our domain. • Own security and compliance aspects of our infrastructure - understand fintech regulations, data protection, and security best practices.

Job Requirements

4+ years designing and operating infrastructure in production environments.
2-3+ years with AWS (Lambda, S3, Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway, SNS/SQS).
Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code.
Strong scripting skills and ability to automate operational tasks.
Experience with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing patterns.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think critically about trade-offs.
Ownership mentality: when something breaks, you understand why and prevent recurrence.
Comfortable with ambiguity and proposing solutions to undefined problems.
Nice-to-Have: AWS certifications (AWS DevOps Professional, AWS Solutions Architect Professional).
Experience in regulated industries (fintech, banking, healthcare) or deep understanding of compliance and security requirements.
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch).
CI/CD pipeline experience.
Knowledge of networking fundamentals (VPC, security groups, firewalls, routing).
Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working hours to support work–life balance.
Generous paid time off giving you the balance you need to perform at your best.
Extra personal time off for rest and recharge: 12 additional days per year, plus your birthday off.
Private health insurance and wellness benefits.
Apple hardware and modern work tools to support your workflow.
Opportunities to grow, lead, and shape xpate’s future-proof compliance ecosystem.