Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Bullish, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. is seeking a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate cloud infrastructure powering a high-performance trading exchange. You will build automation, manage production Cloud, Kubernetes environments, and deliver developer-friendly tooling.

Responsibilities include IaC, GKE optimization, CI/CD enhancements, incident response, and cost-security trade-offs while collaborating with security and product teams. Strong cloud and scripting skills required.

Qualifications

• Design and manage cloud environments with compute, storage, networking and security.
• Knowledge of containers/orchestration in production.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Familiar with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (VPCs, DNS, load balancers).
• Eagerness to learn; strong problem-solving and reliability focus.
• Strong communicator in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and deploy Terraform to provision cloud environments on GCP and other clouds.
• Maintain and optimize GKE clusters, ensuring uptime and performance.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate provisioning and debugging.
• Collaborate to streamline CI/CD pipelines and code deployments.
• Participate in incident response and implement long-term fixes.
• Balance cloud spend with performance and security standards.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define robust cloud architecture.
• Develop and enhance Backstage developer portal for productivity.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure design

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Networking fundamentals

Security best practices

GCP

AWS

Scripting (Python/Bash/Go)

Education

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Job description

About

About Bullish Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. These include: Bullish Exchange - a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. CoinDesk Indices - a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries. CoinDesk Data - a broad suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics. CoinDesk Insights - a digital asset media and events provider and operator of Coindesk.com, a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology.

Reports to

Reports to: Lead Engineer, Platform Engineering

Opportunity

The Opportunity We are looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to help build, run, and scale the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) foundation powering our high-performance trading exchange. In this role, you’ll work directly alongside senior engineers to design automated infrastructure, manage production Cloud, Kubernetes environments, and deliver developer-friendly tooling. This is an exceptional growth opportunity for an engineer who wants to master cloud-native infrastructure at scale, deepen their expertise in low-latency systems, and accelerate their career in the digital assets industry.

What You’ll Do

• Execute Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Write, test, and deploy modular Terraform code to provision safe, repeatable cloud environments on GCP and other cloud providers.
• Support Production Kubernetes: Maintain and optimize Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters, supporting containerized services with focus on uptime, networking, and scaling.
• Integrate and utilize AI-powered tools to enhance platform operations: Apply LLM-based coding assistants to accelerate infrastructure provisioning and debugging. As well as managing and improving the AI platform used by all teams.
• Enhance CI/CD & Developer Experience: Collaborate with application development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and accelerate code deployments to production.
• Troubleshoot & Respond: Participate in incident response, dig into root causes alongside senior team members, and build long-term fixes to prevent recurrence.
• Optimize Cloud Resources & Cost Efficiency: Balance cloud spend with high performance, scaling efficiency, and strict security standards.
• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to define robust cloud architecture and champion industry best practices.
• Expand Developer Self-Service (Backstage IDP): Build and enhance our Backstage internal developer portal to streamline workflows and boost productivity across all engineering teams.

Experience & Qualifications

Proven expertise in designing and managing cloud environments, including compute, storage, networking, and security components.

Solid working knowledge of containers and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) in production or staging environments.

Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.

Understanding of continuous integration/deployment platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).

Understanding of networking fundamentals (VPCs, DNS, load balancers, firewalls).

Eagerness to learn, strong problem-solving skills, and a disciplined approach to reliability and security.

Effective communicator who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.

Preferred

• Applicable cloud certifications, such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Ability to automate tasks using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Exposure to financial technology, crypto systems, or high-volume web platforms.

Compensation & Benefits

Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $150,000 - $185,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits.

The offered salary will be reflective of job-related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

Equal Opportunity

Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community.

With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.

Company Culture

A new breed of exchange.

Contact

Learn more at www.bullish.com