Platform Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Platform Engineer (Fintech): Responsible for building and optimizing cloud infrastructure for SaaS products and internal tooling with an accent on improving reliability and automation. Focus on AWS infrastructure, supporting production systems, and hands-on work with Infrastructure-as-Code.

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom (Hybrid/Flexible Working)

Salary: Up to £55,000 + benefits

Company

hirify.global is a Fintech company specializing in digital lending software, part of the LC Financial Holdings group with over 950 employees across Europe.

What you will do

• Work as part of the engineering team responsible for the cloud infrastructure that underpins SaaS products and internal tooling.
• Be hands-on with AWS infrastructure and support production systems.
• Improve reliability and automation.
• Work alongside senior engineers, learning from their experience while progressively taking ownership.

Requirements

• Experience building, operating, or supporting cloud infrastructure used by production services.
• Practical, hands-on knowledge of core AWS services such as EC2, VPC, ECS, RDS, and IAM.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and an understanding of its importance.
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or application delivery.
• Basic understanding of observability concepts, including metrics, logs, and alerts.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Nice to have

• Scripting or automation experience using Shell or Python.
• Experience administering Linux or Windows systems, including basic troubleshooting via the command line.

Culture & Benefits

• Discretionary Bonus (Up-to 20%).
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 1 day Birthday leave, 1 day Charity leave.
• Private Health Insurance and EAP.
• Pension (3% / 5% contribution).
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Bike & Electric Vehicle).