Platform Engineer

Working At Bitso

We are a diverse team that takes pride in understanding the perspectives of others. We fully embrace working remotely and we are eager to act, improve and accelerate progress inside and outside of our organization.

To drive revolutionary changes in society and make crypto useful, we delight our customers with world-class products, deep care, and intentional empathy.

Your Purpose

As a Senior Platform Engineer you will be in charge of building self-service functionalities to enable our backend, frontend and mobile developers so they can ship products faster and will be helping improve the reliability, monitoring and scalability of our platform. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our software platforms. This position demands a deep understanding of backend engineering, cloud technologies, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) tools, and container orchestration.

Reports To

Engineering Manager

Who You Are

• • Backend Engineering Expertise: Minimum of 6 years experience designing, building and writing automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end, etc.) for complex, distributed backend systems, preferably with either Java or Go.
  • Cloud Technologies: At least 4 years of hands-on experience with cloud technologies, with a strong preference for AWS.
  • Continuous Integration Tools: Extensive experience with multiple CI tools such as AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions,Gradle and CircleCI.
  • Continuous Deployment Tools: In-depth experience with CD tools, preferably ArgoCD.
  • Container Orchestration: At least 4 years of experience working with Kubernetes.
  • Monitoring and Logging: Proficiency with monitoring and logging tools
  • Proven English fluency.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GitOps tooling (specifically ArgoCD)
• Experience developing apps in Golang.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design and development of scalable and reliable platform technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
• Optimize and enhance existing systems for performance and scalability.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient software delivery.
• Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Research in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion suggests that individuals may hesitate to apply for jobs if they do not meet all the listed criteria. At Bitso, we value diversity and your unique strengths could be just what we're looking for. If this role excites you but you don't match every point in the description, we still want to hear from you.

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Who We Are

With over 9 million users, Bitso is the leading cryptocurrency platform in Latin America. We are developing the cryptocurrency ecosystem in the region and enabling financial inclusion. We believe crypto is the future of finance, and we’re committed to making it useful by providing equal access to safe and intuitive financial products.

When we hire people for our team, we specifically test for the following traits in addition to our cultural values:

• Mission-Driven: We seek individuals who are passionate about crypto and Bitso’s mission and resilient in facing industry challenges

• High Sense of Urgency: We prioritize candidates who demonstrate a high sense of urgency and responsibility.

• Exceptional Hard Skills: We seek individuals who possess exceptional skills in their respective fields, with no room for mediocrity.

• Self-Management: We look for individuals who can independently manage their work, career, and professional development.

Compensation & Benefits

At Bitso, you are taking the front seat on the edge of crypto innovation, creating the next generation of crypto-powered products.

So for those willing to commit, adapt and pioneer the most important change of the century we offer:

• Me Time program, including unlimited paid time off.
• Remote-first work environment.
• Employee Stock Option program.
• Zero trading fees through our Bitso Alpha app.
• Extended Family Leave Policy: all birthing parents, non-birthing parents and adopting parents are eligible for a 4-months leave.
• Premium health, dental and life insurances in Mexico, Gibraltar, Colombia, USA, Brazil and Argentina.

Want to leave an undoubtedly legacy with us? Fasten your seatbelt and join this spaceship, where you will find exponential growth and the opportunity to thrive!

• These are the applicable requisites, although equivalent competencies in any of the above will also be considered.
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