Senior Platform Engineer

Dtcpay; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dtcpay is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud and Kubernetes foundations that support our engineering teams. You will create reliable, secure, and easy-to-use platform capabilities, from self-service tools to networking, observability, and incident response.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable software and help evolve the platform beyond DevSecOps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software, backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering with production systems experience.
• Strong Go or Python skills for production software.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and cloud infra in production.
• Strong Linux and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Experience with CI/CD and IaC tools like Terraform.
• Experience integrating security into engineering workflows (SAST, image scanning, secrets).
• Product mindset to create usable platform tools.
• Proficient in English and Mandarin for vendor engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud and Kubernetes platform capabilities (cluster provisioning, access control, cost governance, HA, DR).
• Develop self-service platform tools (APIs, CLIs, operators) in Go or Python.
• Improve delivery with IaC, GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), canary or blue-green deployments.
• Integrate security into the lifecycle (scanning, signing, policy as code).
• Design and troubleshoot networking and runtime components (CNI, DNS, TLS, load balancing).
• Build observability (metrics, logs, traces, SLIs/alerts).
• Collaborate with product and engineering to improve developer experience.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident reviews; mentor engineers.

Skills

Go

Python

Kubernetes

Linux

CI/CD

Terraform

Security tooling

English

Mandarin

Tools

Argo CD

Terraform

Job description

dtcpay is a MAS licensed payment service provider that bridges traditional finance and digital assets. We enable businesses to accept and make payments in both fiat and digital currencies, delivering secure, efficient, and seamless payment experiences across borders. As we expand globally, we are shaping the future of digital payments. We are also recognised as one of Singapore’s Top 10 Startups in the LinkedIn Top Startups 2025 list, a reflection of our momentum and the exciting journey ahead for our team.

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and operate the cloud and Kubernetes foundations that support our engineering teams. You will create reliable, secure, and easy-to-use platform capabilities, from self-service tools and deployment workflows to networking, observability, and incident response. Working closely with product and engineering teams, you will help developers deliver software with confidence while shaping the platform’s evolution beyond its current DevSecOps focus.

What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and operate cloud and Kubernetes platform capabilities, including cluster provisioning and upgrades, access control, resource quotas, cost governance, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Develop self-service platform tools in Go or Python, such as APIs, CLIs, operators, controllers, and automation that simplify common developer workflows.
• Improve delivery workflows using Infrastructure as Code, GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux, environment management, and canary or blue-green deployments.
• Integrate security into the development and deployment lifecycle through code and dependency scanning, container scanning, secrets management, image signing, admission controls, and policy as code.
• Design and troubleshoot networking and runtime components, including CNI, network policies, DNS, TLS, load balancing, service mesh, and traffic between services across cloud or hybrid environments.
• Build observability for platform services through metrics, logs, traces, service-level objectives, and actionable alerts.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to understand their needs and improve the developer experience.
• Participate in a reasonable on-call rotation, lead blameless incident reviews, and follow through on corrective actions.
• Mentor engineers and help establish platform engineering standards.

What We're Looking For:

• At least 5 years of experience in software, backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering, including building and operating production systems.
• Strong Go or Python skills, with experience writing maintainable production software.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure in production, including an understanding of Kubernetes APIs, controllers, scheduling, and the trade-offs involved in running reliable multi-tenant platforms.
• Strong Linux and TCP/IP fundamentals, including routing, subnetting, NAT, DNS, TLS, L4 and L7 proxying, namespaces, cgroups, systemd, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, and production deployment workflows.
• Practical experience integrating security tools and controls into engineering workflows, such as SAST, software composition analysis, image scanning, secrets detection, and policy as code.
• A product mindset: the ability to turn complex infrastructure capabilities into reliable, usable tools for other engineers.
• Clear communication skills and sound judgment during incidents.
• Proficiency in both English and Mandarin as you will need to work closely with Chinese vendors.
• The role is based fully onsite, requiring your presence in the office.