Devops Engineer

Payflow (YC S21); Murcia; A distancia; EUR 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading financial technology startup is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their team in Spain. This role emphasizes AWS infrastructure management, CI/CD pipelines, and scalability. Candidates should possess a Computer Science degree, a minimum of 5 years experience in a DevOps role, and a passion for automation and optimization. The position offers competitive compensation of €52,000 and opportunities for professional growth.

Servicios

Competitive compensation

Full-time contract or freelance agreement

Clear career path for professional growth

Comprehensive benefits

Recognition within a top Spanish startup

Learning opportunities with professionals

Formación

• At least 5 years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure role.
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal.
• Expert in AWS technologies and practices.
• Hands-on with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Solid scripting experience in bash, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Understanding of security best practices and incident response.

Responsabilidades

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructure solutions.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments and monitoring.
• Manage cloud environment availability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Collaborate with backend, QA, and product teams to achieve goals.

Conocimientos

Analytical mindset

Team player

Passionate about software

Ownership-oriented

Proactive

Detail-focused

Passion for automation

Continuous improvement

Educación

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Herramientas

AWS (ECS, ECR, S3, EC2, Load Balancers, IAM, CloudWatch)

Terraform

Docker

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Kibana

OpenSearch

Descripción del empleo

About the job

Payflow thrives on innovation and collaboration. The DevOps Engineer will shape financial wellbeing for employees.

Key attributes

• Analytical mindset
• Team player
• Passionate about software

Location & schedule

Remote. Requires overlap with CET/CEST time zones. Engineers in Madrid may work from the office on Thursdays.

Start date

As soon as possible.

Mission

Payflow aims to bring financial well‑being to everyone via education and access to fair financial products, offering instant earned wages.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and cost‑efficient infrastructure solutions.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Take ownership of cloud environment availability, performance, and cost‑efficiency.
• Collaborate with backend, QA, and product teams.
• Participate in daily standups and planning sessions.
• Address vulnerabilities from penetration tests; manage secrets and IAM policies.
• Explore new DevOps tools, AWS features, and industry trends.
• Share insights and help evolve infrastructure strategy as the company grows.

Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS) focus

• Hands‑on with cloud environments, ensuring security, cost‑efficiency, and performance.
• Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines → GitHub Actions).
• Build Docker‑based deployment workflows (ECR, ECS, load balancers).
• Monitor system reliability with Kibana and OpenSearch.
• Manage messaging and database infrastructure (RabbitMQ, SQS, SNS, PostgreSQL).
• Apply cost‑optimization strategies.
• Ensure security best practices and resolve penetration test findings.
• Write automation scripts (bash, JavaScript, or TypeScript).
• Provide on‑call support for production incidents.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal.
• At least 5 years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure role.
• Ownership‑oriented, proactive, detail‑focused mindset.
• Passion for automation, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Expert in AWS (ECS, ECR, S3, EC2, Load Balancers, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Hands‑on with Terraform and IaC practices.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline experience (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions).
• Proficiency with Docker, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, SQS, SNS, Kibana, OpenSearch.
• Solid scripting in bash, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Familiarity with Node.js and NPM ecosystem.
• Understanding of security best practices and incident response.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation (fixed salary of €52,000).
• Full‑time contract in Spain or freelance agreement during 6 months.
• Clear career path for professional growth.
• Comprehensive benefits (e.g., Alan, Amazon e‑books).
• Recognition within a top‑15 Spanish startup.
• Y‑Combinator backing.
• Learning opportunities with exceptional professionals.

Interview Process

• Round 0 – Coffee chat (culture fit, 20 min).
• Round 1 – Technical conversation, 30 min.
• Round 2 – Technical round, 60 min. Review existing infrastructure (Terraform or Bitbucket Pipeline).
• Round 3 – Culture fit, 30 min.

Interview tips

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How to apply

Apply via LinkedIn or email with subject "[DevOps Engineer] YOUR NAME" and attach your CV.