Director of Platform & Infra — Scale FinTech Cloud Systems

Alpaca; Remote; CAD 167,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech brokerage is seeking a Director of Platform/Infrastructure Engineering to lead the design and development of their core infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in engineering leadership and a strong background in Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. This position focuses on ensuring system resilience and optimizing infrastructure costs, while fostering a high-performing engineering team.

Benefits

Competitive Salary & Stock Options

New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a similar leadership role in engineering.
• Proven track record of building and scaling infrastructure in cloud-native environments.
• Strong ability to work independently and lead large tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of the company’s core infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize cloud spend and manage vendor relationships.
• Ensure systems are resilient and fault-tolerant.

Skills

Kubernetes

Postgres

Incident response

Cloud-native infrastructure

Leadership

Job description

A fintech brokerage is seeking a Director of Platform/Infrastructure Engineering to lead the design and development of their core infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in engineering leadership and a strong background in Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. This position focuses on ensuring system resilience and optimizing infrastructure costs, while fostering a high-performing engineering team.