Senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer

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Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.Senior Infrastructure/Platform EngineerLocation - San Francisco, CA - (On-site, 5 Days Per Week)Compensation - $250,000 - $350,000 Base + Competitive EquityVisa - Visa Sponsorship Available - (Full-time Position)Company Stage - High-Growth FinTech Startup (Series C, $100M Raised)Industry - FinTech, Banking Infrastructure, Payments, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Enterprise SoftwareAbout the CompanyThe company is building the future of business banking by providing industry-specific financial infrastructure that enables businesses to manage payments, cards, and financial operations at scale.Its platform powers billions of dollars in annual transaction volume for thousands of businesses through modern banking infrastructure, payment systems, and scalable financial technology. By combining powerful APIs, reliable infrastructure, and industry-specific financial products, the company is transforming how businesses access and manage financial services.Backed by leading investors including Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, NEA, and Y Combinator, the company has raised over $100M in Series C funding and continues to grow rapidly with significant revenue scale.As a Senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer, you'll own the foundation powering a high-growth financial platform, scaling Kubernetes infrastructure, distributed databases, messaging systems, and cloud-native technologies while solving complex reliability, performance, and scalability challenges.This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing FinTech company where you'll define infrastructure strategy, lead critical engineering initiatives, build scalable systems handling massive financial workloads, and directly influence the future of enterprise banking infrastructure.What You'll DoOwn and scale the core infrastructure foundation powering billions in financial transactionsDesign, build, and evolve Kubernetes platforms supporting high-growth production systemsScale and optimize infrastructure components including Kubernetes, CockroachDB, Kafka, Temporal, and RedisBuild and maintain infrastructure abstractions using Terraform and Pulumi to improve engineering velocityImprove reliability, observability, security, and performance across the infrastructure stackDesign scalable cloud-native architectures using AWS services including EKS, ALB, WAF, Route 53, S3, and OpenSearchSolve complex scaling, latency, and performance challenges across high-volume financial systemsImprove CI/CD pipelines to increase deployment speed, reliability, and engineering efficiencyBuild infrastructure tooling that enables engineering teams to move faster with confidenceEstablish infrastructure best practices and operational standards across engineering teamsLead technical initiatives from architecture design through production implementationPartner with engineering teams to improve developer experience, reliability, and system scalabilityIdeal Candidate BackgroundExperience Requirements4+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering experienceExperience owning and scaling production infrastructure systemsExperience working at VC-backed startups or fast-paced technology companiesExperience leading large infrastructure initiatives from design through executionDemonstrated ability to build, operate, and improve high-scale production systemsExperience working in Series A-C startups or high-growth environmentsProven track record of measurable infrastructure improvements and ownershipAbility to operate as a technical leader, not just an individual contributorTechnical RequirementsDeep expertise with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure platformsStrong AWS experience, including production-scale cloud architecturesExperience managing Kubernetes clusters, preferably with Amazon EKSExperience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or PulumiExperience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructureExperience with production databases such as CockroachDB or similar distributed databasesExperience with messaging systems such as Kafka or equivalent event-streaming platformsExperience with workflow orchestration systems such as TemporalExperience improving CI/CD systems, deployment pipelines, and developer toolingStrong understanding of reliability engineering, observability, monitoring, and production operationsExperience solving performance, scalability, and low-latency engineering challengesAbility to design secure, resilient, and highly available infrastructure systemsEducationBachelor's degree from a US, Canadian, or European university preferredStrong technical background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldsSoft SkillsStrong communication skillsHigh ownership mentalityExcellent collaboration across Engineering and Product teamsComfortable operating in ambiguitySelf-directed and proactiveStrong technical leadership mindsetAbility to drive infrastructure strategy and influence engineering decisionsStrong problem-solving abilityCustomer and business impact orientedComfortable working in a fast-paced startup environmentCompensation & BenefitsBase Salary: $250,000 - $350,000Competitive Equity PackageFully On-site Environment (San Francisco, CA)Visa Sponsorship AvailableDirect ownership of critical financial infrastructureOpportunity to build infrastructure at significant scaleHigh-impact Senior Infrastructure Engineering roleExposure to Kubernetes, distributed databases, Kafka, Temporal, and cloud-native technologiesOpportunity to define infrastructure architecture during hypergrowthCollaborate with experienced engineering leadersRapid career growth opportunitiesHigh-performance engineering cultureWhy JoinThis is an opportunity to build the infrastructure foundation behind a rapidly scaling financial platform processing billions of dollars in transactions.You'll solve some of the hardest infrastructure challenges in FinTech, including scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and cloud-native architecture while working with modern technologies like Kubernetes, CockroachDB, Kafka, and Temporal.As a Senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer, you'll have significant ownership over the company's infrastructure roadmap and directly influence how engineering teams build, deploy, and scale mission-critical financial systems.