Software Engineer - Platform Engineer

Electrum

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

7 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work

20 days leave

Cape Town office lunch

Team activities

Job summary

Electrum is seeking a Platforms Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure platforms that support development, deployment, and operation of applications across the organisation. You will automate infrastructure, optimise CI/CD pipelines, and uphold platform reliability to empower engineering teams.

You will drive infrastructure-as-code practices, mentor engineers, and foster operational excellence in a fast-paced FinTech environment powered by modern tooling and cloud services.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
4+ years as a Developer building/running Java or C# applications.
2+ years deploying Kubernetes clusters and managing cloud infrastructure.
2+ years designing & operating public cloud environments.
Experience with GitOps/CI-CD for infrastructure as code and Helm deployments.

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain scalable, secure platforms to support application development, deployment and operation.
Automate infrastructure and optimise CI/CD pipelines to improve developer productivity.
Drive Platform Engineering best practices and operational excellence through infrastructure-as-code.
Mentor engineers on platform use and document processes for the team.

Skills

Agile / Scrum methodologies

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

ArgoCD

Helm

CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

GitHub Actions

Ansible

AWS tooling

AWS CDK

Terraform

Domain-Driven Design

Event-Driven Architecture

Distributed systems

Job description

Electrum Is a Next-generation Payment Software Technology Company. Since 2012, we've delivered trusted, enterprise-grade, cloud-native software to optimise financial transaction processing. Our deep expertise has established us as a respected partner in high-volume, low-value payment schemes, enabling clients to deliver services to millions of South Africans daily.

At Electrum, we are grounded in impact - designing solutions that matter, acting with urgency, and continuously learning as we scale. We believe in creating together - working side by side with our clients and teams to build meaningful, lasting solutions. We prioritise making it safe - encouraging open communication, smart risk-taking, and trust so that creativity and alignment thrive. And we back empowered strong teams - hiring brilliant people, collaborating hard, and holding each other to high standards while leading with empathy and kindness.

When you join the Electrum team, you'll get to:

Be part of the entire journey — from the spark of an idea to the final product launch.
Grow your skills through world-class training and hands‑on learning every day.
Receive mentorship and guidance from industry leaders who are invested in your success.
Work in a dynamic, innovative workplace where collaboration and creativity thrive.
Tackle real‑world customer challenges and see the impact of your work firsthand.
Explore plenty of opportunities to grow your career and expand your expertise.
Gain valuable experience in a leading FinTech environment, contributing to meaningful, high‑impact projects

The Role

Are you passionate about building the foundational infrastructure that powers modern software development? Electrum is seeking a Platforms Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that support the development, deployment, and operation of applications across the organisation. In this role, you'll enable engineering teams by automating infrastructure, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring platform reliability and performance. You'll play a key role in driving Platform Engineering best practices, improving developer productivity, and fostering operational excellence through infrastructure‑as‑code and modern tooling. If you thrive in complex environments and are motivated by the opportunity to create impact at scale, we'd love to connect with you.

Beneficial Experience

Experience in Agile / Scrum methodologies
An understanding of AWS/Cloud services and best practices, e.g. the AWS Well‑Architected Framework

Tooling / Stack

Kubernetes & Containerisation: Using Kubernetes, Istio, ArgoCD, Helm & CI/CD to build & deploy & manage containerised workloads
Monitoring and Logging: Using tooling such as Prometheus, Loki, Grafana & ELK to monitor Kubernetes resources and Java workloads
Source Control & CI/CD: Making use of GitHub & Github Actions for version control & CI/CD
Operating Systems: Making use of Ansible and AWS tooling to manage unix environments (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
Building, Collaboration & Communicating the IDP: Strong communication skills within a team environment with an ability to effectively document processes and mentor engineers on best practices and platform use
A Grasp of Backend Development: Hands‑on experience in designing, developing, and deploying highly maintainable backend services using Java, and experience in writing scripts to solve ad‑hoc problems
Cloud Infrastructure: An intermediate understanding of AWS/Cloud services and best practices, e.g. the AWS Well‑Architected Framework
Infrastructure as Code (AWS & Terraform): Experience using the AWS CDK & Terraform to write and manage infrastructure
Architecture and Design Patterns: Familiarity with common design patterns and architectural principles, including Domain‑Driven Design (DDD), Event‑Driven Architecture (EDA), and distributed computing architecture
Computer Networking: Knowledge/experience of core networking concepts, i.e. configuring computer networking policies, ip allocations, routing, dns, preferably with experience with AWS networking, i.e. VPCs, Subnets, NAT Gateways, Internet Gateways, Peering, VPC PrivateLink, Global Accelerators, Load Balancing etc.
Database Management: Expertise in designing, optimising, and maintaining relational databases (e.g., MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL), including experience with event pipelining, i.e. using Apache Kafka

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
4+ years relevant work experience working as a Developer in a software development team building/running Java or C# applications
2+ years experience deploying, managing and rightsizing Kubernetes clusters, resources and underlying infrastructure
2+ years experience designing & operating public cloud environments
Experience using GitOps / CI-CD workflows for infrastructure as code and Helm workload deployments

Benefits

Why Join Electrum?

We believe in a People First approach, ensuring a culture where you can thrive and make a real difference

Your Career & Culture

Career Growth: Delivering world‑class financial software is challenging, but your effort will earn you hands‑on experience with products used by millions, accelerating your career.
Strong Teams: We keep teams small, focused, and collaborative to maximize impact
Transparency: We openly discuss strategy, finances, and salaries. Mistakes are viewed as learning opportunities that we actively discuss
Autonomy: We trust you. You're expected to seek out the data needed for informed decisions and manage your own time—knowing when to focus and when to recharge
Shared Vision: You'll have the power to shape the vision of how we build the future of financial services

Practical Perks