Platform Engineer

Apex

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Posted
43 days ago
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About Apex

Apex Fintech Solutions provides brokerage infrastructure and clearing services to financial services companies, enabling them to deliver investing, trading, and retirement solutions to their customers. Industry: Financial Technology & Brokerage Infrastructure

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TL;DR · Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer As part of the Cloud Engineering team, the Platform Engineer will design, build, and manage the cloud infrastructure and foundational services powering financial products. This individual contributor role involves provisioning and managing Google Cloud Platform infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices to create reusable modules and templates for engineering teams. Key responsibilities include developing CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, managing GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and VPC networking, while implementing security best practices like IAM policies and encryption. The role requires proficiency in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go. The position addresses the technical challenge of providing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure within a regulated fintech environment, focusing on reducing operational toil through automation and ensuring compliance with financial industry standards.

What does a Platform Engineer earn?

Median $150000 from 32 postings across 22 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices.
  • Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules and templates to enable engineering teams to self-serve infrastructure.
  • Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines for reliable and repeatable delivery of cloud resources.
  • Manage and optimize core GCP services including GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve cloud infrastructure reliability and performance issues during incident responses.
  • Implement and enforce cloud security best practices including IAM policies, network segmentation, and encryption.
  • Automate processes and create self-service tooling to reduce operational toil for engineering teams.
  • Support cost optimization efforts by monitoring cloud spend and recommending right-sizing improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
  • 3-5 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms, preferably GCP (GKE, Cloud SQL, IAM, VPC, Pub/Sub) or AWS.
  • Strong proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management including modules and state management.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes/GKE.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools and deployment automation, specifically GitHub Actions.
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals such as DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and VPNs.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages including Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tooling.

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