Senior Engineer, Platform

Senior Engineer, Platform LocationNew YorkEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentEngineeringAbout UsWe’re building the world’s leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets - empowering families, fueling local economies, and changing how millions access financial services.Since our launch in 2019, we have transformed how money moves across borders with our operations spanning 6 out of 7 continents and covering both the busiest and most underserved (remittance) corridors. We tapped into a massive shift - from banks to phones - bringing digital finance to places where traditional systems never reached. The next stage of growth will fuel a network of services and products especially designed to make money more accessible to diaspora communities including local cards, and additional savings and payments features.We’re growing fast, backed by world-class investors, and scaling a product that blends real world impact with cutting edge fintech innovation.Here’s a little more:Founded by Harvard grads and 3-time founders who previously built Segovia (acquired) and GiveDirectly (>$300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO in the world)Backed by top investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, Wamda, and moreBuilt by global top performers from Bain, Google, McKinsey, Uber, Checkout, Bolt, and beyond - we move fast, stay humble, and care deeply about our missionTruly global team - 250+ people, 50+ nationalities, 50+ languagesGuided by our values - ownership, impact, humility, and heart - in deed, not just wordThe RoleWe are looking for a Senior Engineer, Platform/SRE to join our growing engineering team. As an early member of the team, you will also have a lot of impact on our team culture, processes and norms. We’re an encouraging environment that values both teamwork and autonomy. We have many exciting upcoming challenges in supporting an exponentially scaling platform with new product launches, and much more!ResponsibilitiesPrimary engineer driving best practices and improved adoption of observability tools,especially DatadogOptimize Taptap’s deployment methodologies using Github Actions and AWS ECSDrive maturation of Taptap Send service management through adoption of SRE bestPracticesContribute to Taptap Send infrastructure as code projects, especially in TerraformWork with other engineering teams to assure optimal operation of Taptap Send’ssystems including responding to large-scale incidentsRequirementsDeep knowledge and hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools likeTerraform, Cloudformation and AnsibleFamiliarity with industry leading CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BitBucketPipelines, CircleCI, BuildKite, etc.Experience with hands-on software engineering as part of a larger team or project(open-source experience acceptable)Experience scripting in PythonHands-on experience with Docker and container schedulers including AWS ECS & EKS, Kubernetes, Mesos/Marathon, etc.Hands-on cloud experience, especially in AWS. AWS certification preferred.Degree in Computer Science, IT, or similar field; a Master’s is a plus or seven years'equivalent experienceTaptap Values Impact firstTeam nextAccept realityPropose solutionsWin with gritBe proactively candid, with yourself and othersLove the particularOwn itCreate positive energyMaybe, even have funTaptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly...