Senior Cloud Engineer (Fintech)

Location: Remote, based in the United States

Salary: $184,000–$230,000 USD annual base salary, plus performance-based bonus and equity eligibility.

Company

hirify.global provides smarter borrowing options and financial products that help professionals manage debt and make confident financial decisions.

What you will do

• Architect, own, and evolve AWS infrastructure and multi-account cloud foundations for a high-availability, regulated lending platform.
• Define service reliability standards, including SLOs, observability maturity, and incident response frameworks, to reduce MTTR and prevent recurring incidents.
• Lead scalable Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD tooling using Terraform/OpenTofu, treating internal infrastructure as a product.
• Partner with Security to implement automated security patterns and regulatory controls across the cloud lifecycle.
• Drive cloud cost efficiency through architectural optimization and resource utilization standards.
• Mentor Cloud Engineers and software teams through design reviews, operational runbooks, and blameless post-incident analyses.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and managing reliable, scalable cloud systems.
• Deep knowledge of AWS core services, Linux environments, and networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, and VPCs.
• Production experience scaling Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform/OpenTofu and container ecosystems with Kubernetes/Docker.
• Experience with relational databases, modern observability toolsets, and automation of repetitive tasks.
• Strong ownership, curiosity, ability to navigate ambiguity, and focus on durable long-term solutions.
• Clear communication skills for technical alignment across engineering, security, and product teams.

Nice to have

• Experience running cloud infrastructure in fintech or other regulated financial environments, including SOC2 or PCI compliance.
• Hands-on FinOps experience or a track record of cloud cost optimization.
• Experience building developer self-service platforms or internal developer tools.
• Familiarity with AI/ML workloads or AI tools for operational workflows and incident triage.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a work-from-home stipend, Mac computer, and monthly internet and phone reimbursement.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits; savings plans; 401(k) with company match; and parental leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Restricted Stock Units, annual performance-based bonus, and equity eligibility.
• Tuition reimbursement, competitive annual PTO, and a $1,000 travel perk for each work anniversary.
• Culture centered on ownership, resilience, continuous improvement, collaboration, speed, and inclusion.