Platform Engineer

Etrading Software; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Coursera license

HMO coverage for dependents

Hybrid work model (2x onsite per month

Job summary

Etrading Software in Manila is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our fintech platform team. You will own automation, performance, reliability, and scalability for critical investment banking applications, ensuring robust operations and rapid evolution.

You will design and build scalable infrastructure, streamline deployments, automate provisioning, and maintain uptime with proactive monitoring. Banking domain experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of DevOps/Platform Engineering experience.
• Strong mastery of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Experience with cloud services; AWS preferred.
• Hands-on with CI/CD and pipelines defined in code.
• Software development or scripting background with deployment automation.
• Networking knowledge and configuration management tooling experience.
• Security-conscious with cryptographic and secrets management basics.
• Ability to learn internal coding languages and understand business logic.
• Availability for on-call support for production issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and build infrastructure to support growth for financial applications.
• Design and deploy systems to streamline deployment of new software.
• Automate server provisioning to reduce manual work.
• Maintain system uptime, availability, and health monitoring.
• Manage production incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Deploy platform changes and upgrades on weekends for major releases.
• Requisition new infrastructure as volumes grow and test resiliency.

Skills

Terraform

CloudFormation

IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Networking

Config management

AWS

Security best practices

On-call support

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

Join the Future of Fintech as a Platform Engineer at Etrading Software!

About the Opportunity

The Platform Engineer combines both software and systems engineering and takes charge of the automation, performance, stability, reliability, and scalability of IT infrastructure and services for critical investment banking applications.

Your mission: KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

You should have a strong desire to improve and operate systems at scale.

About the Role

• Design and build infrastructure that will support an ever-growing set of records to be used by financial institutions worldwide.
• Design and deploy systems to streamline the deployment of new software and ease the burden of supporting said new software.
• Automate server provisioning processes to reduce human intervention.
• Maintain system uptime and availability.
• Maintain production systems by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Requisitioning new infrastructure to address growing volumes.
• Test the resiliency of IT operations.
• Problem and incident management and root-causes analysis on high severity outages.
• Deploy changes and upgrades to the platform on weekends for major releases.

Requirements:

• At least 2–3 years of DevOps/Platform Engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency and practical mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Experience working with cloud services; AWS preferred but not required.
• Hands-on experience with various CI/CD and defining build/test/deploy pipelines in code.
• Software development or scripting background with experience in automating builds, deployments, and operations.
• Strong working knowledge of networking.
• Experience using configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Hands-on experience in executing and delivering design solutions
• Security-conscious with applied knowledge of cryptographic algorithms, secure communication protocols, and secrets management systems
• Ability to learn internal coding languages and understand business logic within the production codebase.
• Ability to bring unique solutions and think creatively to solve infrastructure challenges.
• Banking/financial industry experience is an advantage.
• Availability for on-call support to address production issues or incidents.

Why Choose Us?

• Empowering Culture: We prioritize your mental well-being and offer ongoing psych consultation benefits. Our positive work culture celebrates diversity and individuality, creating a supportive environment for everyone.
• Flexibility: Work-life harmony matters to us. Enjoy the most flexible work environment, allowing you to balance personal interests and family commitments seamlessly. We only work 2x onsite per month to give us the freedom to choose where we do our best work!
• Growth Opportunities: We're committed to your professional growth. From internal promotions to comprehensive training programs and certifications, we invest in your success. As an added perk, all employees receive a Coursera license!
• Competitive Benefits: Your contributions are recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive salaries, enticing bonus programs, and comprehensive benefits, including HMO coverage for you and your dependents from day one.
• Innovative Projects: Join our team of diverse and talented developers to work on high-frequency, low-latency applications used by leading financial institutions worldwide. Be at the forefront of the Fintech industry, exploring cutting-edge technologies and influencing our collaborative work environment!
• Purposeful Impact: Your work will make a real difference. By creating intuitive software solutions, you\'ll help drive our business growth and excel in the market.

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