Senior Cloud Engineer

Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest. 

At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It’s no small task, and that’s why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it.

What you will be doing:

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using industry best practices, focusing on scalability, high availability, and security.
• Develop and automate deployment pipelines, including continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes, to facilitate efficient software delivery.
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and provide guidance on infrastructure and deployment considerations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and performance in a timely manner.
• Implement and enforce security best practices, including access control, data encryption, and vulnerability management.
• Conduct regular system audits and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Assist in architecting and implementing fully automated (IaC/Terraform), secure, reliable, scalable & resilient multi-cloud solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members, including developers and operations personnel.
• Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Work closely with solution architects, and cloud engineers and provide support to product managers and ensure designs align with technical and business direction across the organization.

What you should bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Passionate about technology and innovation, with a strong desire to make a lasting impact in the FinTech industry.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM) and encryption.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Experience with large-scale performant applications using cloud architecture and services - AWS and Kubernetes are highly preferred.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Solid scripting skills in languages like Bash, Python, Go, or Typescript.
• Adept at problem-solving, critical thinking, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Who we are:

It takes a special team to aim for a never-been-done-before mission like ours. We’re looking for people who love working together because they know it makes us stronger, people who look to others and ask, “How can I help?” and then “How can we make this even better?” If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help parents raise a financially smart generation, apply to join our team.

Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.