FinTech Platform Engineer - Low-Latency Crypto Exchange

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Cutting-edge FinTech infrastructure

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a Platform Engineer to maintain and enhance core infrastructure for a high-frequency crypto trading platform. You will develop backend services, ensure low-latency operation, and collaborate across teams to protect platform security and reliability.

You will work in a hybrid environment, focusing on scalable systems, robust deployment automation, and continuous improvement in FinTech infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Platform Engineer/Backend Engineer or Systems Engineer.
• Strong backend development skills with Go, Python, Java or C++.
• Experience building high-throughput, low-latency systems and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain backend services for the crypto exchange.
• Implement infrastructure for high availability and low latency trading.
• Design and optimize databases for performance and scalability.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize.
• Develop automation scripts for deployment and operations.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a Platform Engineer to maintain and enhance core infrastructure for a high-frequency crypto trading platform. You will develop backend services, ensure low-latency operation, and collaborate across teams to protect platform security and reliability.

You will work in a hybrid environment, focusing on scalable systems, robust deployment automation, and continuous improvement in FinTech infrastructure.