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XapoXA

Platform Engineer

Xapo is your safest way to send, receive, store, and spend bitcoins and traditional currencies globally.

Xapo

Employee count: 51-200

Gibraltar only

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Diversity is at the heart of who we are at Xapo Bank.
We’re a fully distributed team of over 150 Xapiens that work remotely from 30+ countries around the world.

Our beginning: A world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection,no matter where you live or who is running your country.
To achieve that, we search the world for the best people for the job.
We work hard, think globally, and inspire each other to learn and grow.
We are committed to changing the way things are done.

Although we are headquartered in Gibraltar, this is a full time, 100% remote position

Work from anywhere!

Position overview

As a Platform Engineer at Xapo, you would be joining a team whose core mission is to improve and maintain Xapo's cloud-native platform. The focus is on enhancing self-serve functionality and driving automation wherever possible. Your role is to help empower Xapo's developers by making the platform more efficient, reliable, and easier to use, allowing them to ship products faster and with greater confidence.

This position offers a significant opportunity to learn and grow by contributing directly to the systems that increase developer velocity and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

The team's primary responsibility is to act as stewards and enhancers of the existing developer platform.

  • Team Goals
    • To maintain and improve a cloud-native platform.
    • To expand the platform's self-service capabilities, allowing engineering teams to manage their resources and workflows independently.
    • To aggressively automate manual processes to reduce toil, increase reliability, and improve developer efficiency.-
    • To ensure the platform remains highly observable, scalable, and secure as it evolves.
    • Monitoring and proactively managing the infrastructure to meet its requirements.
    • Ensure continuous service availability and operational integrity 24/7, which includes participation in a compensated on-call rotation.
  • Tools and Technologies
    • Terraform
    • AWS (ECS, RDS, SQS, SNS, VPC, KMS, SM)
    • GCP (Datastream, Cloud functions, BigQuery,...)
    • Docker
    • GitHub and GitHub Actions
    • Coralogix/PagerDuty

Skills needed

  • 3-5 years of experience in platform engineering with skills relevant to the role.
  • A foundational understanding of the technologies that power an automated, self-service platform is essential.
    This includes:
    • Infrastructure as Code:
      TerraformCloud Providers: Primarily AWS (ECS, RDS, SQS, etc.) and some GCP (Cloud Run, BigQuery, etc.)
    • Containerization: DockerCI/CD & Automation: Possible experience with pipelines such as GitHub Actions.
    • Monitoring & Observability: Tools like Coralogix or similar.
    • Scripting: We use Python and Bash for the scripts we integrate into our infrastructure or develop to support our automated tasks
  • We welcome a person who is able and eager to contribute to solving common platform issues using established procedures and, more importantly, to identify opportunities for automation within those solutions. This involves thinking beyond the immediate fix to prevent future manual work.
  • We welcome teammates who value building strong, collaborative relationships. This includes clearly communicating the status of your work on platform improvements and understanding the needs of
    the developers who use the platform.
  • A natural inclination to automate repetitive tasks and continuously look for ways to make processes more efficient for yourself and others is very valuable to us.

Other requirements

  • A dedicated workspace.
  • A reliable internet connection with the fastest speed possible in your area.
  • Devices and other essential equipment that meet minimal technical specifications.
  • Alignment with Our Values and the Xapo Values-Driven Leadership principles.

Why work for Xapo?

Impact Globally, Work Remotely.

  • Shape the Future
    Improve lives through cutting-edge technology, work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.

  • Great work-life balanceBuild amazing things with a balance of autonomy and collaborative teamwork. Set your own work schedule and make use of a flexible PTO plan when you need to recharge.

  • Expect ExcellenceCollaborate, learn, and grow with a high-performance team. Learn how you learn best - from books to conferences, you’ll get a yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals.

At Xapo, we prioritize consumer protection and adhere to regulatory requirements by ensuring that all Xapiens are accountable for upholding principles of fair treatment, transparency, and ethical conduct in their interactions with customers and stakeholders.

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Full Time

Experience level

Experience

3 years minimum

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

Gibraltar +/- 0 hours

About Xapo

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Xapo is your safest way to send, receive, store, and spend bitcoins and traditional currencies globally.
Launched in 2014 by Wences Casares (CEO), Xapo has made an unparalleled investment in security infrastructure, assembled a renowned advisory board, and raised $40M from top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley & the world.
Xapo has a global, remote workforce in over thirty countries. We hire the best – and in exchange, we offer autonomy, flexibility, meaningful work, a collaborative team environment, and top tier compensation, regardless of your location.

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Flexible working hours

We accommodate all kinds of lifestyles and life stages. Come work on your terms.

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51-200 employees

Founded in

2014

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