Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

MX is a fintech company on a mission to empower the world to be financially strong. We build technology that helps banks, credit unions, and fintechs deliver smarter, more intuitive financial experiences to millions of people.Like many startups, we've navigated real growth challenges — and we've come out stronger on the other side. Today, MX is in a phase of renewed momentum and scale, with a solid foundation and a clear vision for what's next. This is a place where thoughtful execution matters, innovation is encouraged, and individuals have real ownership over their work.Our culture values curiosity, accountability, and impact. We give people the space to question assumptions, design better solutions, and help shape how the company grows. If you're looking to do meaningful work, influence outcomes, and grow alongside a company that's ready to move fast, you'll feel at home at MX.At MX, we're on a mission to empower the world to be financially strong. We power the financial experiences behind thousands of banks, credit unions, and fintechs, helping millions of people better understand, manage, and improve their financial lives. Our platform sits at the intersection of financial data, cloud-scale infrastructure, and trust, and it has to work, every time, at massive scale.We're entering a pivotal phase of our technology evolution: moving from legacy on-prem infrastructure to a modern, cloud-native AWS platform designed for resilience, security, and developer velocity. It's a chance to build the next generation of MX's platform thoughtfully, reliably, and with long-term impact in mind.If you thrive in complex systems, care deeply about uptime and reliability, and want your work to directly power the financial well-being of millions, this is where you'll do the most meaningful work of your career.What You'll DoDrive Cloud Migration: Drive the end-to-end migration of production workloads from on-premise data centers to AWS.Architect for Reliability: Design and implement production-grade Kubernetes environments and AWS architectures that prioritize 99.99+% availability.Operational Excellence: Improve incident triage and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) by implementing cloud-aware diagnostics and automated recovery patterns.Empower Developers: Reduce friction in the development lifecycle by optimizing platform response times and ensuring reliable, repeatable deployment events.Platform Standards, Security, and Governance: Embed security and compliance controls directly into platform abstractions (policy-as-code, identity, networking) and partner with security and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements by design.Mentor and Standardize: Build patterns and shared tooling that allow the broader engineering teams to operate confidently in the cloud without external reliance.12-Month Definition of SuccessWithin 12 months, you will have demonstrably delivered:Cloud Migration ExecutionSuccessful migration of production workloads to AWSPrevented customer-impacting regressions attributable to platform designClear, documented AWS architectures and operational runbooksReliability & OperationsSustained 99.99%+ availability during and after migrationImproved incident triage and MTTR through cloud-aware diagnosticsProduction-grade Kubernetes operations in AWSTeam UpliftPlatform team operating independently and confidently in AWSShared standards, tooling, and golden paths adopted across teamsReduced reliance on external consultants or reactive firefightingMore reliable deployments and fewer rollback eventsClear reduction in developer-reported friction related to infrastructureBasic Qualifications10+ total years of experience in a developer, devops, SRE, or cloud role5+ years of AWS experience (on-prem to AWS migration experience would be critical)5+ years Kubernetes and microservices operations experience at scaleExceptional incident triage and debugging skills in high-pressure environmentsStrong experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and observability toolingPreferred QualificationsProficiency in Golang, Ruby, Java, or similar systems programming languagesExperience building developer platforms or internal tooling, or cloud enablement frameworksFamiliarity with Backstage, Crossplane, Argo, Terraform, policy-as-code frameworks, or similar platform toolingFamiliarity with SRE practices, SLIs/SLOs, chaos engineering, and reliability engineering frameworksOur Utah office features onsite perks such as company-paid meals, massage therapists, a sports simulator, gym, mother's lounge, and meditation room, and meaningful interactions with amazing people. We encourage team members to come together in the office to collaborate, kick off key projects, or strategize cross-functionally, fostering connection and innovation.MX is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We particularly welcome applications from veterans and military spouses. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 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