Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Félix is building a financial ecosystem for Latin immigrants in the U.S., starting with AI-powered remittances through WhatsApp. The Staff Platform Engineer will architect and build an Internal Developer Platform, improve infrastructure reliability and developer experience, and integrate AI/LLM infrastructure into the platform strategy. The role also provides technical leadership, mentorship, governance, and cross-functional alignment as the company scales.
Responsibilities
- **Scalable Infrastructure Architecture:** Design and manage high-availability, scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud-native services to support Félix's hyper-growth
- **Developer Experience & CI/CD:** Enhance CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling to minimize developer friction, enabling seamless deployment cycles from development to production
- **Platform Governance & Security:** Implement robust observability, security standards, and cost-optimization strategies across the entire infrastructure ecosystem
- **Mentorship & Culture:** Provide technical mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of high standards, rigorous code reviews, and proactive documentation
- **Technical Advocacy:** Define and evangelize best practices for infrastructure-as-code and platform standards across all engineering squads, ensuring consistency and long-term maintainability
- **MLOps/LLM Infrastructure:** Partner with the AI/Data teams to design scalable pipelines for LLM model deployment, serving, and monitoring, ensuring our "AI-powered chatbot" remains performant and cost-effective at scale
- **Lifecycle Management:** Own the long-term technical roadmap for the Internal Developer Platform, balancing the immediate need for speed with the management of technical debt to prevent future bottlenecks
- **Cross-Functional Alignment:** Collaborate directly with Product and Product Engineering leadership to align infrastructure automations with business goals, ensuring the platform is always a facilitator and enabler for fast development and experimentation
Skills
- Deep experience deploying and customizing developer portals like Backstage or Port.io to create a seamless, self-service environment that accelerates time-to-market
- Deep expertise in Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Networking, and Security alongside 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Expertise with implementing unit testing on Terraform, Helmcharts with **Terratest**
- Exceptional expertise in **golang** and deep knowledge of **System Architecture**
- Proven ability to drive architectural strategy, solve complex operational bottlenecks, and enable engineering teams through platform innovation
- Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (Product/Leadership) and drive consensus across engineering squads
- A documented track record of growing senior and mid-level engineers, not just via code reviews but through architectural guidance and cultural influence
Benefits
- Initial stock options grant
- Annual performance bonus
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with employer match
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Empowering opportunities for growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment
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