Platform Engineer

Shift Markets began in the traditional finance world, as a leader in the FX space. Sensing the seismic shifts taking place in the financial industry, and the disruptive power of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, we made it our mission to make these decentralized trends accessible to every business, from market leaders to small retailers. We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join our growing team and work remotely.

The Platform Engineer will be primarily responsible for supporting the firm's general infrastructure through automation of established systems. Our ideal candidate for this position is enthusiastic, has a solid technical foundation, learns quickly and can communicate well across teams. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to gain hands-on experience with a rapidly growing organization. If you are already in the crypto space, or if you want to get in, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Responsibilities

• Work with the development teams to deliver infrastructure using CDKTF. Cross-team communication is a key part of the job!
• Maintain and extend the build pipeline. There are several components to this: the CI architecture in GitHub Actions, building container images with Puppet and Packer, and resolving service issues working with the development team.
• Develop Typescript cli tooling to automate everything involved in the job responsibilities.

This is a remote-based, permanent position which requires working 40 hours per week. Compensation depends on experience.

Requirements

• Terraform CDKTF
• Typescript
• Linux
• AWS
• Puppet, Packer
• CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions, Travis)
• Serverless, ECS

• 5+ years of experience working with AWS
• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering
• English is our global team’s common language, so strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required.

Founded in 2009, Shift Markets began in the traditional finance world, as a leader in the FX space. Sensing the seismic shifts taking place in the financial industry, and the disruptive power of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, we made it our mission to make these decentralized trends accessible to every business, from market leaders to small retailers.

Our transition into the crypto, blockchain, and Web 3.0 space has centered on the development and deployment of seamless enterprise and Web 3.0 solutions. By offering implementation and consultation services beyond our product range, we ensure that every business gets the Web 3.0 solutions that fit their needs, and fit snugly within their existing tech stack.