Senior DevOps Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior DevOps Engineer (Fintech): Build and maintain resilient infrastructure for autonomous AI trading agents on a decentralized finance platform with an accent on zero-downtime operations, Kubernetes orchestration, and blockchain reliability. Focus on designing scalable CI/CD pipelines, observability systems, and incident leadership to ensure continuous protection of financial positions in real-time trading environments.

Location: Must be based in US to GMT timezones

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000

Company

hirify.global is a startup operating at the intersection of decentralized finance and artificial intelligence, developing infrastructure for autonomous AI trading agents.

What you will do

• Build and manage infrastructure for concurrent AI trading agents including cron schedules and state management.
• Deploy and orchestrate agent environments with workspace persistence and MCP server connectivity.
• Design and operate CI/CD pipelines ensuring zero downtime during deployments.
• Implement observability and monitoring systems to detect failures and prevent financial loss.
• Operate and scale cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes (EKS), Redis, Postgres, ClickHouse, and Kafka.
• Maintain blockchain node infrastructure and ensure stable connectivity to exchange APIs.
• Lead incident response, on-call practices, and post-mortems to improve platform reliability.

Requirements

• Must have extensive experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering, preferably in startup environments.
• Proven expertise with Kubernetes on AWS EKS and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Helm, and production-grade data systems (Redis, Postgres, ClickHouse, Kafka).
• Strong skills in observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Loki, or OpenTelemetry.
• Programming proficiency in Python, Node.js, and Go for debugging and automation.
• Understanding of real-time systems with financial impact, blockchain infrastructure, and security best practices.

Nice to have

• Experience with OpenClaw agent deployments and workspace templates.
• Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server deployment and authentication management.
• Direct experience with Hyperliquid or other decentralized exchange protocols.
• Background in fintech, market data infrastructure, or high-frequency trading systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build infrastructure for autonomous AI agents in a cutting-edge fintech environment.
• High-autonomy role with focus on engineering excellence and technical ownership.
• Competitive senior-level compensation package.
• Remote-first or flexible working arrangements within US to GMT timezones.

Hiring process

• Initial technical screening on experience building and scaling infrastructure.
• Deep-dive technical assessment including Kubernetes, IaC, and observability challenges.
• Systems and reliability interview focusing on incident response and zero-downtime deployments.
• Final leadership and culture fit interview with key stakeholders.