Senior Platform Engineer

Dtcpay; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

dtcpay is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and operate cloud and Kubernetes foundations supporting our engineering teams. You will create reliable, secure, and easy-to-use platform capabilities, from self-service tools to deployment workflows.

This role requires strong Go or Python skills and hands-on Kubernetes experience, with an on-site requirement in Kuala Lumpur. You will work with product and engineering, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call rotation while driving

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in software, backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering, building and operating production systems.
• Strong Go or Python skills with production-grade software.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes and cloud infra in production.
• Strong Linux and TCP/IP fundamentals and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Experience integrating security tools into engineering workflows (SAST, image scanning, secrets).
• Product mindset: translate complex infra into usable engineering tools.
• Clear communication and good judgment during incidents.
• Proficiency in both English and Mandarin for vendor collaboration.
• Role is based fully onsite in Kuala Lumpur.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud and Kubernetes platform capabilities, including cluster provisioning, access control, and HA/DR.
• Develop self-service platform tools in Go or Python (APIs, CLIs, operators).
• Improve delivery using IaC, GitOps tools (Argo CD/Flux), and canary deployments.
• Integrate security into the lifecycle via code scanning, secrets management, and policy as code.
• Design and troubleshoot networking and runtime components, including DNS, TLS, load balancing, and service mesh.
• Build observability through metrics, logs, traces, and actionable alerts.
• Partner with product and engineering to improve developer experience.
• Participate in on-call rotation and lead blameless incident reviews.

Skills

Go

Python

Linux

TCP/IP

CI/CD

Terraform

Argo CD

Flux

Security tooling

English & Mandarin

Multi-tasking

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Argo CD

Flux

CI/CD pipelines

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.